2. Abstraction3. Without Action
16. Decay and Renewal17. Rulers
24. Indulgence25. Beneath Abstraction
36. Opposition37. Tranquillity
40. Motion and Use41. Following
52. Clarity53. Difficult Paths
54. Cultivate Harmony55. Soft Bones
56. Impartiality57. Conquer with Inaction
57. Conquer with Inaction58. No End
63. Difficulty64a. Care at the Beginning
64b. Care at the End65. Subtlety
66. Lead by Following67. Unimportance
70. Individuality71. Limitation
Practice no-action;
Attend to do-nothing;
Taste the flavorless,
Magnify the small,
Multiply the few,
Return love for hate.
Deal with the difficult while it is yet easy;
Deal with the great while it is yet small;
The difficult develops naturally from the easy,
And the great from the small;
So the sage, by dealing with the small,
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