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"From times immemorial there have been some who have known. There have also been those who were sympathetic, and praising. There have been those that feared. There have been those that ridiculed. There have been those who were not true enough, And there have been those who were not true at all. How valuable are the words, "When an accomplishment is achieved and the task finished, People say it was only natural.""
Author
Lao TzuAll Translations
"From times immemorial there have been some who have known. There have also been those who were sympathetic, and praising. There have been those that feared. There have been those that ridiculed. There have been those who were not true enough, And there have been those who were not true at all. How valuable are the words, "When an accomplishment is achieved and the task finished, People say it was only natural.""
"A legfelsőbbekről az alattvalók mit sem tudnak… A közvetlenül fölöttük állók után futnak; magasztalják őket, majd félni kezdenek tőlük, végül megvetés lesz osztályrészük… Mivel a nép a bizalom hiányt, bizalmatlansággal viszonozza a felsőbbek iránt. Ám ki meggondoltan halad, minden szavával megbecsülést arat. Vállalkozásait beteljesítheti, s a nép elismeréssel illeti. Ezáltal lesz sikeres. Így szól a nép: ez természetes!"