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Act non-action, |
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attend to non-affairs, |
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savor the tasteless. |
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Great and small, many and few— |
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repay resentment with virtue. |
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Plan the difficult while it is easy, |
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do the great while it is minute; |
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the difficult things of all under heaven |
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must begin in the easy. |
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The great affairs of all under heaven, |
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must begin in the minute. |
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Therefore the sage ultimately does not act great, |
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and so achieves his greatness. |
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Light promises bring little trust; |
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much ease brings much difficulty. |
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Therefore the sage still treats it as difficult, |
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and so in the end there is no difficulty. |