Chapter 41
IndexThe Way gives birth to the One, the One gives birth to the Two, the Two gives birth to the Three, and the Three gives birth to the myriad things.
The myriad things carry yin and embrace yang, blending these forces to achieve harmony.
What people generally detest are being alone, widowed, and unworthy, yet lords and nobles use these terms as self-appellations.
Thus, things are sometimes diminished yet thereby increased, or increased yet thereby diminished.
What others teach, I also teach.
The forceful and unyielding do not meet their natural end. I will make this the father of my teaching.