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Sanxue Academy

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道德经

天下皆知美之為美,斯惡已

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天下皆知美之为美,斯恶已。皆知善之为善,斯不善已。故有无相生,难易相成,长短相较,高下相倾,音声相和,前后相随。是以圣人处无为之事,行不言之教;万物作焉而不辞,生而不有,为而不恃,功成而弗居。夫唯弗居,是以不去。

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