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"Tao is the enigma of all creation. It is a treasure for the good man, a shelter for the bad. Words of worth can create a city; Noble deeds can elevate a man. Even though a man is not good, how can he be abandoned? A jade disc and a coach and four are presented to the emperor at his enthronement ceremony and to the Three Ministers at their installation, but this cannot compare with riding toward the Tao. Those ancients who prized Tao would instead have said, "Seek and you will find, thus you will be free from guilt." Hence Tao is valued by the world."
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Lao TzuAll Translations
"Tao is the enigma of all creation. It is a treasure for the good man, a shelter for the bad. Words of worth can create a city; Noble deeds can elevate a man. Even though a man is not good, how can he be abandoned? A jade disc and a coach and four are presented to the emperor at his enthronement ceremony and to the Three Ministers at their installation, but this cannot compare with riding toward the Tao. Those ancients who prized Tao would instead have said, "Seek and you will find, thus you will be free from guilt." Hence Tao is valued by the world."
"A tao a délnyugati pillér az ég alatt… Kincs a jónak, s a rossznak oltalom. Szép szavakkal a gonosz is tiszteletet arat, méltó tettekkel kivívható hivatal s hatalom.* Mikor az Ég Fia elfoglalja trónját, s három főembert szolgálatába helyez, aki ismeri az ajándékozás módját, nem drágakövet vagy négyes fogatot keres.** Legkülönb ajándék az Ég Fiának, ha a taot nyújtod át vezérfonalának. Miért a tao az ég alatti legnemesebb kincse? Mert általa oldódik a bűnösök bilincse.*3* Így mondták, s való: aki keresi, megtalálja… Mivel az örök tao a rejtettet megnyilvánulttá formálja.*4*"