#1.2.3#--LiteratureAppreciation：老子二章TwoCh二十四式中华太极功.pdf

CChhaapptteerr 88 ooff LLaaoo ZZ ii The highest good is like water Water benefits everything by giving without taking or contending. It likes the place others dislike, so it follows closely the divine law. The place should be low, the mind broad, the gifts kind, the speech trustworthy, the rule sound, the deed well-done, the action timely . Without contention, a man is blameless. （Translated by Xu Yuanchong CChhaapptteerr 2277 ooff LLaaoo ZZ ii A good runner leaves no track. A good speech leaves no flaws for attack. A good reckoner makes use of no counters. A well-shut door makes use of no bolts, And yet cannot be opened. A well-tied knot makes use of no rope, And yet cannot be untied. Therefore the Sage is good at helping men; For that reason there is no rejected(useless person. He is good at saving things; For that reason there is nothing rejected. -This is called stealing the light. Therefore the good man is the Teacher of the bad. And the bad man is the lesson of the good. 1 He who neither values his teacher Nor loves the lesson Is one gone far astray, Though he be learned -Such is the subtle secret.(Translated by Lin Yutang