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勢第四十二 Chapter 42: Authority

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  小事不從大事不吉將亡動靜動作以為主人以為自利無為萌生天地其事不成聖人天天人事天地先生天地聖人不爭動作素質既成不能成功未成陰陽天地因而死死生生天地天地聖人小利天下誠信不敢先人女色其所安靜樂行不爭天下不敢而立不能天時亂民不能不能大明大明大明可以大明可以天下不得招搖之下網罟不然不得大武


Chinese text: This work was published before January 1, 1923, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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