Everyone recognises beauty only because of ugliness Everyone recognises virtue only because of sin

Life and death are born together Difficult and easy Long and short High and low— all these exist together Sound and silence blend as one Before and after arrive as one

The Sage acts without action and teaches without talking All things flourish around him and he does not refuse any one of them He gives but not to receive He works but not for reward He completes but not for results He does nothing for himself in this passing world so nothing he does ever passes