
《道德经》是中国古代哲学经典之一,由道家学派创始人老子所著。以下是精选的《道德经》中的100句金句及其翻译:
道可道,非常道;名可名,非常名。
- The Way that can be told is not the eternal Way; The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
无为而无不为。
- Do nothing, and thereby do everything.
上善若水,水善利万物而不争。
- The highest good resembles water. Water benefits all things without striving with them.
天下皆知美之为美,斯恶已;皆知善之为善,斯不善已。
- When everyone knows what beauty is, ugliness emerges as its opposite; when everyone knows what goodness is, evil arises as its counterpart.
大道废,有仁义;智慧出,有大伪。
- When the great Way is abandoned, there are virtue and righteousness; when cleverness appears, there are great deceptions.
绝圣弃智,民利百倍;绝仁弃义,民复孝慈;绝巧弃利,盗贼无有。
- Abandon holiness and wisdom, and the people will benefit a hundredfold; abandon virtue and righteousness, and they will return to filial piety and kindness; abandon cunning and profit, and there will be no thieves or robbers.
见素抱朴,少私寡欲。
- Be simple and unadorned in your outer life, and hold fast to simplicity and sincerity in your inner being; reduce selfishness and desires.
生而不有,为而不恃,长而不宰,是谓玄德。
- To bring forth and not possess, to act and not rely on one's power, to lead and not dominate—this is called profound virtue.
知人者智,自知者明。胜人者有力,自胜者强。
- To know others is intelligence; to know oneself is true wisdom. To master others is strength; to master oneself is true power.
物壮则老,兵强则灭。
- Things reach their peak and then decline; armies become too powerful and then fall.
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小国寡民,使有什伯之器而不用,使民重死而不远徙。
- In a small country with few people, let them have tools ten times more efficient but not use them all, so that the people value their lives and do not migrate far from home.
治大国若烹小鲜。
- Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish; you must be cautious and not overhandle it.
以正治国,以奇用兵,以无事取天下。
- Govern the country by adhering to the right principles, wage war by using unexpected strategies, and win over the world by doing nothing unnecessary.
善行无辙迹,善言无瑕谪。
- Good deeds leave no tracks; good words leave no room for blame.
民不畏威,则大威至。
- If the people do not fear authority, greater authority will arise to punish them.
和大怨,必有余怨,安可以为善?
- To reconcile deep grievances leaves residual resentment; how can this be considered good?
报怨以德,安可以为善?
- To repay怨恨with virtue; how can this be truly good?
圣人不积,既以为人己愈有,既以与人己愈多。
- The sage does not hoard; he gives of himself to others and thus becomes richer; he shares with others and thus has more.
天之道,利而不害;圣人之道,为而不争。
- The way of heaven benefits all things without harming them; the way of the sage acts without competing.
信言不美,美言不信。善者不辩,辩者不善。知者不博,博者不知。 - Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. The good do not argue; those who argue are not good. The wise are not learned in many things; those who are learned in many things are not wise.
请注意,以上译文仅为一种可能的解释,具体含义可能因读者理解和背景而有所不同。《道德经》的语言深奥且富有哲理,不同的解读方式可能会带来不同的启示和感悟。
