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Quote by Lao Tzu
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English
Translation 1
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He who is well established (in Tao) cannot be pulled away. He who has a firm grasp (of Tao) cannot be separated from it. Thus from generation to generation his ancestral sacrifice will never be suspended.
When one cultivates virtue in his person, it becomes genuine virtue. When one cultivates virtue in his family, it becomes overflowing virtue. When one cultivates virtue in his community, it becomes lasting virtue. When one cultivates virtue in his country, it becomes abundant virtue. When one cultivates virtue in the world, it becomes universal.
Therefore the person should be viewed as a person. The family should be viewed as a family. The community should be viewed as a community. The country should be viewed as a country. And the world should be viewed as the world.
How do I know this to be the case in the world? Through this.
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Last updated:
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Japanese
Translation 2
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善く建つるものは抜けず、善く抱くものは脱（お）ちず。
子孫、以て祭祀（さいし）して輟（や）まず。之を身に脩（おさ）むれば、其の徳乃ち真なり。
之を家に脩むれば、其の徳乃ち余り、之を郷（きょう）に脩むれば、其の徳乃ち長く、
之を邦（くに）に脩むれば、その徳乃ち豊かに、之を天下に脩むれば、その徳乃ち普（あまね）し。
故に身を以て身を観、家を以て家を観、国を以て国を観、天下を以て天下を観る。
吾れ何を以てか天下の然るを知るや、此れを以てす。
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0
Last updated:
2026-02-13 13:43
Comparison Metrics
Character Difference
-622
chars shorter
Translation 2 vs Translation 1
Word Count Difference
-140
words less
Translation 2 vs Translation 1
Similarity Score
0.9%
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