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		case 1:
		verse = 'The tao that can be described<br>is not the eternal Tao.<br>The name that can be spoken<br>is not the eternal Name.<br><br>The nameless is the boundary of Heaven and Earth.<br>The named is the mother of creation.<br><br>Freed from desire, you can see the hidden mystery.<br>By having desire, you can only see what is visibly real.<br><br>Yet mystery and reality<br>emerge from the same source.<br>This source is called darkness.<br><br>Darkness born from darkness.<br>The beginning of all understanding.';break;
		
		case 2:
		verse = 'When people see things as beautiful,<br>ugliness is created.<br>When people see things as good,<br>evil is created.<br><br>Being and non-being produce each other.<br>Difficult and easy complement each other.<br>Long and short define each other.<br>High and low oppose each other.<br>Fore and aft follow each other.<br><br>Therefore the Master<br>can act without doing anything<br>and teach without saying a word.<br>Things come her way and she does not stop them;<br>things leave and she lets them go.<br>She has without possessing,<br>and acts without any expectations.<br>When her work is done, she take no credit.<br>That is why it will last forever.';break;
		
		case 3:
		verse = 'If you overly esteem talented individuals,<br>people will become overly competitive.<br>If you overvalue possessions,<br>people will begin to steal.<br><br>Do not display your treasures<br>or people will become envious.<br><br>The Master leads by<br>emptying people\'s minds,<br>filling their bellies,<br>weakening their ambitions,<br>and making them become strong.<br>Preferring simplicity and freedom from desires,<br>avoiding the pitfalls of knowledge and wrong action.<br><br>For those who practice not-doing,<br>everything will fall into place.';break;

		case 4:
		verse = 'The Tao is like an empty container:<br>it can never be emptied and can never be filled.<br>Infinitely deep, it is the source of all things.<br>It dulls the sharp, unties the knotted,<br>shades the lighted, and unites all of creation with dust.<br><br>It is hidden but always present.<br>I don\'t know who gave birth to it.<br>It is older than the concept of God.';break;
		
		case 5:
		verse = 'Heaven and Earth are impartial;<br>they treat all of creation as straw dogs.<br>The Master doesn\'t take sides;<br>she treats everyone like a straw dog.<br><br>The space between Heaven and Earth is like a bellows;<br>it is empty, yet has not lost its power.<br>The more it is used, the more it produces;<br>the more you talk of it, the less you comprehend.<br><br>It is better not to speak of things you do not understand.';break;
		
		case 6:
		verse = 'The spirit of emptiness is immortal.<br>It is called the Great Mother<br>because it gives birth to Heaven and Earth.<br><br>It is like a vapor,<br>barely seen but always present.<br>Use it effortlessly.';break;
		
		case 7:
		verse = 'The Tao of Heaven is eternal,<br>and the earth is long enduring.<br>Why are they long enduring?<br>They do not live for themselves;<br>thus they are present for all beings.<br><br>The Master puts herself last;<br>And finds herself in the place of authority.<br>She detaches herself from all things;<br>Therefore she is united with all things.<br>She gives no thought to self.<br>She is perfectly fulfilled.';break;
		
		case 8:
		verse = 'The supreme good is like water,<br>which benefits all of creation<br>without trying to compete with it.<br>It gathers in unpopular places.<br>Thus it is like the Tao.<br><br>The location makes the dwelling good.<br>Depth of understanding makes the mind good.<br>A kind heart makes the giving good.<br>Integrity makes the government good.<br>Accomplishment makes your labors good.<br>Proper timing makes a decision good.<br><br>Only when there is no competition<br>will we all live in peace.';break;
		
		case 9:
		verse = 'It is easier to carry an empty cup<br>than one that is filled to the brim.<br><br>The sharper the knife<br>the easier it is to dull.<br>The more wealth you possess<br>the harder it is to protect.<br>Pride brings its own trouble.<br><br>When you have accomplished your goal<br>simply walk away.<br>This is the path way to Heaven.';break;
		
		case 10:
		verse = 'Nurture the darkness of your soul<br>until you become whole.<br>Can you do this and not fail?<br>Can you focus your life-breath until you become<br>supple as a newborn child?<br>While you cleanse your inner vision<br>will you be found without fault?<br>Can you love people and lead them<br>without forcing your will on them?<br>When Heaven gives and takes away<br>can you be content with the outcome?<br>When you understand all things<br>can you step back from your own understanding?<br><br>Giving birth and nourishing,<br>making without possessing,<br>expecting nothing in return.<br>To grow, yet not to control:<br>This is the mysterious virtue.';break;
		
		case 11:
		verse = 'Thirty spokes are joined together in a wheel,<br>but it is the center hole<br>that allows the wheel to function.<br><br>We mold clay into a pot,<br>but it is the emptiness inside<br>that makes the vessel useful.<br><br>We fashion wood for a house,<br>but it is the emptiness inside<br>that makes it livable.<br><br>We work with the substantial,<br>but the emptiness is what we use.';break;
		
		case 12:
		verse = 'Five colors blind the eye.<br>Five notes deafen the ear.<br>Five flavors make the palate go stale.<br>Too much activity deranges the mind.<br>Too much wealth causes crime.<br><br>The Master acts on what she feels and not what she sees.<br>She shuns the latter, and prefers to seek the former.';break;
		
		case 13:
		verse = 'Success is as dangerous as failure,<br>and we are often our own worst enemy.<br><br>What does it mean that success is as dangerous as failure?<br>He who is superior is also someone\'s subordinate.<br>Receiving favor and losing it both cause alarm.<br>That is what is meant by success is as dangerous as failure.<br>What does it mean that we are often our own worst enemy?<br>The reason I have an enemy is because I have a "self".<br>If I no longer had a "self", I would no longer have an enemy.<br><br>Love the whole world as if it were your self;<br>then you will truly care for all things.';break;
		
		case 14:
		verse = 'Look for it, and it can\'t be seen.<br>Listen for it, and it can\'t be heard.<br>Grasp for it, and it can\'t be caught.<br>These three cannot be further described,<br>so we treat them as The One.<br><br>Its highest is not bright.<br>Its depths are not dark.<br>Unending, unnameable, it returns to nothingness.<br>Formless forms, and imageless images,<br>subtle, beyond all understanding.<br><br>Approach it and you will not see a beginning;<br>follow it and there will be no end.<br>When we grasp the Tao of the ancient ones,<br>we can use it to direct our life today.<br>To know the ancient origin of Tao:<br>this is the beginning of wisdom.';break;
		
		case 15:
		verse = 'The Sages of old were profound<br>and knew the ways of subtlety and discernment.<br>Their wisdom is beyond our comprehension.<br>Because their knowledge was so far superior<br>I can only give a poor description.<br><br>They were careful<br>as someone crossing a frozen stream in winter.<br>Alert as if surrounded on all sides by the enemy.<br>Courteous as a guest.<br>Fluid as melting ice.<br>Whole as an uncarved block of wood.<br>Receptive as a valley.<br>Turbid as muddied water.<br><br>Who can be still<br>until their mud settles<br>and the water is cleared by itself?<br>Can you remain tranquil until right action occurs by itself?<br><br>The Master doesn\'t seek fulfillment.<br>For only those who are not full are able to be used<br>which brings the feeling of completeness.';break;
		
		case 16:
		verse = 'If you can empty your mind of all thoughts<br>your heart will embrace the tranquility of peace.<br>Watch the workings of all of creation,<br>but contemplate their return to the source.<br><br>All creatures in the universe<br>return to the point where they began.<br>Returning to the source is tranquility<br>because we submit to Heaven\'s mandate.<br><br>Returning to Heaven\'s mandate is called being constant.<br>Knowing the constant is called \'enlightenment\'.<br>Not knowing the constant is the source of evil deeds<br>because we have no roots.<br>By knowing the constant we can accept things as they are.<br>By accepting things as they are, we become impartial.<br>By being impartial, we become one with Heaven.<br>By being one with Heaven, we become one with Tao.<br>Being one with Tao, we are no longer concerned about<br>losing our life because we know the Tao is constant<br>and we are one with Tao.';break;
		
		case 17:
		verse = 'The best leaders are those the people hardly know exist.<br>The next best is a leader who is loved and praised.<br>Next comes the one who is feared.<br>The worst one is the leader that is despised.<br><br>If you don\'t trust the people,<br>they will become untrustworthy.<br><br>The best leaders value their words, and use them sparingly.<br>When she has accomplished her task,<br>the people say, "Amazing:<br>we did it, all by ourselves!"';break;
	
		case 18:
		verse = 'When the great Tao is abandoned,<br>charity and righteousness appear.<br>When intellectualism arises,<br>hypocrisy is close hind.<br><br>When there is strife in the family unit,<br>people talk about \'brotherly love\'.<br><br>When the country falls into chaos,<br>politicians talk about \'patriotism\'.';break;
		
		case 19:
		verse = 'Forget about knowledge and wisdom,<br>and people will be a hundred times better off.<br>Throw away charity and righteousness,<br>	and people will return to brotherly love.<br>Throw away profit and greed,<br>and there won\'t be any thieves.<br><br>These three are superficial and aren\'t enough<br>to keep us at the center of the circle, so we must also:<br><br>Embrace simplicity.<br>Put others first.<br>Desire little.';break;
		
		case 20:
		verse = 'Renounce knowledge and your problems will end.<br>What is the difference between yes and no?<br>What is the difference between good and evil?<br>Must you fear what others fear?<br>Nonsense, look how far you have missed the mark!<br><br>Other people are joyous,<br>as though they were at a spring festival.<br>I alone am unconcerned and expressionless,<br>like an infant before it has learned to smile.<br><br>Other people have more than they need;<br>I alone seem to possess nothing.<br>I am lost and drift about with no place to go.<br>I am like a fool, my mind is in chaos.<br><br>Ordinary people are bright;<br>I alone am dark.<br>Ordinary people are clever;<br>I alone am dull.<br>Ordinary people seem discriminating;<br>I alone am muddled and confused.<br>I drift on the waves on the ocean,<br>blown at the mercy of the wind.<br>Other people have their goals,<br>I alone am dull and uncouth.<br><br>I am different from ordinary people.<br>I nurse from the Great Mother\'s breasts.';break;
		
		case 21:
		verse = 'The greatest virtue you can have<br>comes from following only the Tao;<br>which takes a form that is intangible and evasive.<br><br>Even though the Tao is intangible and evasive,<br>we are able to know it exists.<br>Intangible and evasive, yet it has a manifestation.<br>Secluded and dark, yet there is a vitality within it.<br>Its vitality is very genuine.<br>Within it we can find order.<br><br>Since the beginning of time, the Tao has always existed.<br>It is beyond existing and not existing.<br>How do I know where creation comes from?<br>I look inside myself and see it.';break;
		
		case 22:
		verse = 'If you want to become whole,<br>first let yourself become broken.<br>If you want to become straight,<br>first let yourself become twisted.<br>If you want to become full,<br>first let yourself become empty.<br>If you want to become new,<br>first let yourself become old.<br>Those whose desires are few get them,<br>those whose desires are great go astray.<br><br>For this reason the Master embraces the Tao,<br>as an example for the world to follow.<br>Because she isn\'t self centered,<br>people can see the light in her.<br>Because she does not boast of herself,<br>she becomes a shining example.<br>Because she does not glorify herself,<br>she becomes a person of merit.<br>Because she wants nothing from the world,<br>the world can not overcome her.<br><br>When the ancient Masters said,<br>"If you want to become whole,<br>then first let yourself be broken,"<br>they weren\'t using empty words.<br>All who do this will be made complete.';break;
		
		case 23:
		verse = 'Nature uses few words:<br>when the gale blows, it will not last long;<br>when it rains hard, it lasts but a little while;<br>What causes these to happen? Heaven and Earth.<br><br>Why do we humans go on endlessly about little<br>when nature does much in a little time?<br>If you open yourself to the Tao,<br>you and Tao become one.<br>If you open yourself to Virtue,<br>then you can become virtuous.<br>If you open yourself to loss,<br>then you will become lost.<br><br>If you open yourself to the Tao,<br>the Tao will eagerly welcome you.<br>If you open yourself to virtue,<br>virtue will become a part of you.<br>If you open yourself to loss,<br>the lost are glad to see you.<br><br>"When you do not trust people,<br>people will become trustworthy."';break;
		
		case 24:
		verse = 'Those who stand on tiptoes<br>	do not stand firmly.<br>Those who rush ahead<br>don\'t get very far.<br>Those who try to outshine others<br>dim their own light.<br>Those who call themselves righteous<br>can\'t know how wrong they are.<br>Those who boast of their accomplishments<br>diminish the things they have done.<br><br>Compared to the Tao, these actions are unworthy.<br>If we are to follow the Tao,<br>we must not do these things.';break;
		
		case 25:
		verse = 'Before the universe was born<br>there was something in the chaos of the heavens.<br>It stands alone and empty,<br>solitary and unchanging.<br>It is ever present and secure.<br>It may be regarded as the Mother of the universe.<br>Because I do not know its name,<br>I call it the Tao.<br>If forced to give it a name,<br>I would call it \'Great\'.<br><br>Because it is Great means it is everywhere.<br>Being everywhere means it is eternal.<br>Being eternal means everything returns to it.<br><br>Tao is great.<br>Heaven is great.<br>Earth is great.<br>Humanity is great.<br>Within the universe, these are the four great things.<br><br>Humanity follows the earth.<br>Earth follows Heaven.<br>Heaven follows the Tao.<br>The Tao follows only itself.';break;
		
		case 26:
		verse = 'Heaviness is the basis of lightness.<br>Stillness is the standard of activity.<br><br>Thus the Master travels all day<br>without ever leaving her wagon.<br>Even though she has much to see,<br>she is at peace in her indifference.<br><br>Why should the lord of a thousand chariots<br>be amused at the foolishness of the world?<br>If you abandon yourself to foolishness,<br>you lose touch with your beginnings.<br>If you let yourself become distracted,<br>you will lose the basis of your power.';break;
		
		case 27:
		verse = 'A good traveler leaves no tracks,<br>and a skillful speaker is well rehearsed.<br>A good bookkeeper has an excellent memory,<br>and a well made door is easy to open and needs no locks.<br>A good knot needs no rope and it can not come undone.<br><br>Thus the Master is willing to help everyone,<br>and doesn\'t know the meaning of rejection.<br>She is there to help all of creation,<br>and doesn\'t abandon even the smallest creature.<br>This is called embracing the light.<br><br>What is a good person but a bad person\'s teacher?<br>What is a bad person but raw material for his teacher?<br>If you fail to honor your teacher or fail to enjoy your student,<br>you will become deluded no matter how smart you are.<br>It is the secret of prime importance.';break;
		
		case 28:
		verse = 'Know the masculine,<br>but keep to the feminine:<br>and become a watershed to the world.<br>If you embrace the world,<br>the Tao will never leave you<br>and you become as a little child.<br><br>Know the white,<br>yet keep to the black:<br>be a model for the world.<br>If you are a model for the world,<br>the Tao inside you will strengthen<br>and you will return whole to your eternal beginning.<br><br>Know the honorable,<br>but do not shun the disgraced:<br>embracing the world as it is.<br>If you embrace the world with compassion,<br>then your virtue will return you to the uncarved block.<br><br>The block of wood is carved into utensils<br>by carving void into the wood.<br>The Master uses the utensils, yet prefers to keep to the block<br>because of its limitless possibilities.<br>Great works do not involve discarding substance.';break;
		
		case 29:
		verse = 'Do you want to rule the world and control it?<br>I don\'t think it can ever be done.<br><br>The world is a sacred vessel<br>and it  canot be controlled.<br>You will only make it worse if you try.<br>It may slip through your fingers and disappear.<br><br>Some are meant to lead,<br>and others are meant to follow;<br>Some must always strain,<br>and others have an easy time;<br>Some are naturally big and strong,<br>and others will always be small;<br>Some will be protected and nurtured,<br>and others will meet with destruction.<br><br>The Master accepts things as they are,<br>and out of compassion avoids extravagance,<br>excess and the extremes.';break;
		
		case 30:
		verse = 'Those who lead people by following the Tao<br>don\'t use weapons to enforce their will.<br>Using force always leads to unseen troubles.<br><br>In the places where armies march,<br>thorns and briars bloom and grow.<br>After armies take to war,<br>bad years must always follow.<br>The skillful commander<br>strikes a decisive blow then stops.<br>When victory is won over the enemy through war<br>it is not a thing of great pride.<br>When the battle is over,<br>arrogance is the new enemy.<br>War can result when no other alternative is given,<br>so the one who overcomes an enemy should not dominate hem.<br>The strong always weaken with time.<br><br>This is not the way of the Tao.<br>That which is not of the Tao will soon end.';break;
		
		case 31:
		verse = 'Weapons are the bearers of bad news;<br>all people should detest them.<br><br>The wise man values the left side,<br>and in time of war he values the right.<br>Weapons are meant for destruction,<br>and thus are avoided by the wise.<br>Only as a last resort<br>will a wise person use a deadly weapon.<br>If peace is her true objective<br>how can she rejoice in the victory of war?<br>Those who rejoice in victory<br>delight in the slaughter of humanity.<br>Those who resort to violence<br>will never bring peace to the world.<br>The left side is a place of honor on happy occasions.<br>The right side is reserved for mourning at a funeral.<br>When the lieutenants take the left side to prepare for war,<br>the general should be on the right side,<br>because he knows the outcome will be death.<br>The death of many should be greeted with great sorrow,<br>and the victory celebration should honor those who have died.';break;
		
		case 32:
		verse = 'The Tao is nameless and unchanging.<br>Although it appears insignificant,<br>nothing in the world can contain it.<br><br>If a rulerabides by its principles,<br>then her people will willingly follow.<br>Heaven would then reign on earth,<br>like sweet rain falling on paradise.<br>People would have no need for laws,<br>because the law would be written on their hearts.<br><br>Naming is a necessity for order,<br>but naming can not order all things.<br>Naming often makes things impersonal,<br>so we should know when naming should end.<br>Knowing when to stop naming,<br>you can avoid the pitfall it brings.<br><br>All things end in the Tao<br>just as the small streams and the largest rivers<br>flow through valleys to the sea.';break;
		
		case 33:
		verse = 'Those who know others are intelligent;<br>those who know themselves are truly wise.<br>Those who master others are strong;<br>those who master themselves have true power.<br><br>Those who know they have enough are truly wealthy.<br><br>Those who persist will reach their goal.<br><br>Those who keep their course have a strong will.<br>Those who embrace death will not perish,<br>but have life everlasting.';break;
		
		case 34:
		verse = 'The great Tao flows unobstructed in every direction.<br>All things rely on it to conceive and be born,<br>and it does not deny even the smallest of creation.<br>When it has accomplished great wonders,<br>it does not claim them for itself.<br>It nourishes infinite worlds,<br>yet it doesn\'t seek to master the smallest creature.<br>Since it is without wants and desires,<br>it can be considered humble.<br>All of creation seeks it for refuge<br>yet it does not seek to master or control.<br>Because it does not seek greatness;<br>it is able to accomplish truly great things.';break;
		
		case 35:
		verse = 'She who follows the way of the Tao<br>will draw the world to her steps.<br>She can go without fear of being injured,<br>because she has found peace and tranquility in her heart.<br><br>Where there is music and good food,<br>people will stop to enjoy it.<br>But words spoken of the Tao<br>seem to them boring and stale.<br>When looked at, there is nothing for them to see.<br>When listened for, there is nothing for them to hear.<br>Yet if they put it to use, it would never be exhausted.';break;
		
		case 36:
		verse = 'If you want something to return to the source,<br>you must first allow it to spread out.<br>If you want something to weaken,<br>you must first allow it to become strong.<br>If you want something to be removed,<br>you must first allow it to flourish.<br>If you want to possess something,<br>you must first give it away.<br><br>This is called the subtle understanding<br>of how things are meant to be.<br><br>The soft and pliable overcomes the hard and inflexible.<br><br>Just as fish remain hidden in deep waters,<br>it is best to keep weapons out of sight.';break;
		
		case 37:
		verse = 'The Tao never acts with force,<br>yet there is nothing that it can not do.<br><br>If rulers could follow the way of the Tao,<br>then all of creation would willingly follow their example.<br>	If selfish desires were to arise after their transformation,<br>I would erase them with the power of the Uncarved Block.<br><br>By the power of the Uncarved Block,<br>future generations would lose their selfish desires.<br>By losing their selfish desires,<br>the world would naturally settle into peace.';break;
		
		case 38:
		verse = 'The highest good is not to seek to do good,<br>but to allow yourself to become it.<br>The ordinary person seeks to do good things,<br>and finds that they can not do them continually.<br><br>The Master does not force virtue on others,<br>thus she is able to accomplish her task.<br>The ordinary person who uses force,<br>will find that they accomplish nothing.<br><br>The kind person acts from the heart,<br>and accomplishes a multitude of things.<br>The righteous person acts out of pity,<br>yet leaves many things undone.<br>The moral person will act out of duty,<br>and when no one will respond<br>will roll up his sleeves and use force.<br><br>When the Tao is forgotten, there is righteousness.<br>When righteousness is forgotten, there is morality.<br>When morality is forgotten, there is the law.<br>The law is the husk of faith,<br>and trust is the beginning of chaos.<br><br>Our basic understandings are not from the Tao<br>because they come from the depths of our misunderstanding.<br>The master abides in the fruit and not in the husk.<br>She dwells in the Tao,<br>and not with the things that hide it.<br>This is how she increases in wisdom.';break;
		
		case 39:
		verse = 'The masters of old attained unity with the Tao.<br>Heaven attained unity and became pure.<br>The earth attained unity and found peace.<br>The spirits attained unity so they could minister.<br>The valleys attained unity that they might be full.<br>Humanity attained unity that they might flourish.<br>Their leaders attained unity that they might set the example.<br>This is the power of unity.<br><br>Without unity, the sky becomes filthy.<br>Without unity, the earth becomes unstable.<br>Without unity, the spirits become unresponsive and disappear.<br>Without unity, the valleys become dry as a desert.<br>Without unity, human kind can\'t reproduce and becomes extinct.<br>Without unity, our leaders become corrupt and fall.<br><br>The great view the small as their source,<br>and the high takes the low as their foundation.<br>Their greatest asset becomes their humility.<br>They speak of themselves as orphans and widows,<br>thus they truly seek humility.<br>Do not shine like the precious gem,<br>but be as dull as a common stone.';break;
		
		case 40:
		verse = 'All movement returns to the Tao.<br>Weakness is how the Tao works.<br><br>All of creation is born from substance.<br>Substance is born of nothing-ness.';break;
		
		case 41:
		verse = 'When a superior person hears of the Tao,<br>She diligently puts it into practice.<br>When an average person hears of the Tao,<br>he believes half of it, and doubts the other half.<br>When a foolish person hears of the Tao,<br>he laughs out loud at the very idea.<br>If he didn\'t laugh,<br>it wouldn\'t be the Tao.<br><br>Thus it is said:<br>The brightness of the Tao seems like darkness,<br>the advancement of the Tao seems like retreat,<br>the level path seems rough,<br>the superior path seem empty,<br>the pure seems to be tarnished,<br>and true virtue doesn\'t seem to be enough.<br>The virtue of caution seems like cowardice,<br>the pure seems to be polluted,<br>the true square seems to have no corners,<br>the best vessels take the most time to finish,<br>the greatest sounds cannot be heard,<br>and the greatest image has no form.<br><br>The Tao hides in the unnamed,<br>Yet it alone nourishes and completes all things.';break;
		
		case 42:
		verse = 'The Tao gave birth to One.<br>The One gave birth to Two.<br>The Two gave birth to Three.<br>The Three gave birth to all of creation.<br><br>All things carry Yin<br>yet embrace Yang.<br>They blend their life breaths<br>in order to produce harmony.<br><br>People despise being orphaned, widowed and poor.<br>But the noble ones take these as their titles.<br>In losing, much is gained,<br>and in gaining, much is lost.<br><br>What others teach I too will teach:<br>"The strong and violent will not die a natural death."';break;

		case 43:
		verse = 'That which offers no resistance,<br>overcomes the hardest substances.<br>That which offers no resistance<br>can enter where there is no space.<br><br>Few in the world can comprehend<br>the teaching without words,<br>or understand the value of non-action.';break;
		
		case 44:
		verse = 'Which is more important, your honor or your life?<br>Which is more valuable, your possessions or your person?<br>Which is more destructive, success or failure?<br><br>Because of this, great love extracts a great cost<br>and true wealth requires greater loss.<br><br>Knowing when you have enough avoids dishonor,<br>and knowing when to stop will keep you from danger<br>and bring you a long, happy life.';break;
		
		case 45:
		verse = 'The greatest accomplishments seem imperfect,<br>yet their usefulness is not diminished.<br>The greatest fullness seems empty,<br>yet it will be inexhaustible.<br><br>The greatest straightness seems crooked.<br>The most valued skill seems like clumsiness.<br>The greatest speech seems full of stammers.<br><br>Movement overcomes the cold,<br>and stillness overcomes the heat.<br>That which is pure and still is the universal ideal.';break;
		
		case 46:
		verse = 'When the world follows the Tao,<br>horses run free to fertilize the fields.<br>When the world does not follow the Tao,<br>war horses are bred outside the cities.<br><br>There is no greater transgression<br>than condoning people\'s selfish desires,<br>no greater disaster than being discontent,<br>and no greater retribution than for greed.<br><br>Whoever knows contentment will be at peace forever.';break;
		
		case 47:
		verse = 'Without opening your door,<br>you can know the whole world.<br>Without looking out your window,<br>you can understand the way of the Tao.<br><br>The more knowledge you seek,<br>the less you will understand.<br><br>The Master understands without leaving,<br>sees clearly without looking,<br>accomplishes much without doing anything.';break;
		
		case 48:
		verse = 'One who seeks knowledge learns something new every day.<br>One who seeks the Tao unlearns something new every day.<br>Less and less remains until you arrive at non-action.<br>When you arrive at non-action,<br>nothing will be left undone.<br><br>Mastery of the world is achieved<br>by letting things take their natural course.<br>You can not master the world by changing the natural way.';break;
		
		case 49:
		verse = 'The Master has no mind of her own.<br>She understands the mind of the people.<br><br>Those who are good she treats as good.<br>Those who aren\'t good she also treats as good.<br>This is how she attains true goodness.<br><br>She trusts people who are trustworthy.<br>She also trusts people who aren\'t trustworthy.<br>This is how she gains true trust.<br><br>The Master\'s mind is shut off from the world.<br>Only for the sake of the people does she muddle her mind.<br>They look to her in anticipation.<br>Yet she treats them all as her children.';break;
		
		case 50:
		verse = 'Those who leave the womb at birth<br>and those who enter their source at death,<br>of these; three out of ten celebrate life,<br>three out of ten celebrate death,<br>and three out of ten simply go from life to death.<br>What is the reason for this?<br>Because they are afraid of dying,<br>therefore they can not live.<br><br>I have heard that those who celebrate life<br>walk safely among the wild animals.<br>When they go into battle, they remain unharmed.<br>The animals find no place to attack them<br>and the weapons are unable to harm them.<br>Why? Because they can find no place for death in them.';break;
		
		case 51:
		verse = 'The Tao gives birth to all of creation.<br>The virtue of Tao in nature nurtures them,<br>and their families give them their form.<br>Their environment then shapes them into completion.<br>That is why every creature honors the Tao and its virtue.<br><br>No one tells them to honor the Tao and its virtue,<br>it happens all by itself.<br>So the Tao gives them birth,<br>and its virtue cultivates them,<br>cares for them,<br>nurtures them,<br>gives them a place of refuge and peace,<br>helps them to grow and shelters them<br><br>It gives them life without wanting to posses them,<br>and cares for them expecting nothing in return.<br>It is their master, but it does not seek to dominate them.<br>This is called the dark and mysterious virtue.';break;
		
		case 52:
		verse = 'The world had a beginning<br>which we call the Great Mother.<br>Once we have found the Mother,<br>we begin to know what Her children should be.<br><br>When we know we are the Mother\'s child,<br>we begin to guard the qualities of the Mother in us.<br>She will protect us from all danger<br>even if we lose our life.<br><br>Keep your mouth closed<br>and embrace a simple life,<br>and you will live care-free until the end of your days.<br>If you try to talk your way into a better life<br>there will be no end to your trouble.<br><br>To understand the small is called clarity.<br>Knowing how to yield is called strength.<br>To use your inner light for understanding<br>regardless of the danger<br>is called depending on the Constant.';break;
		
		case 53:
		verse = 'If I understood only one thing,<br>I would want to use it to follow the Tao.<br>My only fear would be one of pride.<br>The Tao goes in the level places,<br>but people prefer to take the short cuts.<br><br>If too much time is spent cleaning the house<br>the land will become neglected and full of weeds,<br>and the granaries will soon become empty<br>because there is no one out working the fields.<br>To wear fancy clothes and ornaments,<br>	to have your fill of food and drink<br>	and to waste all of your money buying possessions<br>is called the crime of excess.<br>Oh, how these things go against the way of the Tao!';break;
		
		case 54:
		verse = 'That which is well built<br>will never be torn down.<br>That which is well latched<br>can not slip away.<br>Those who do things well<br>will be honored from generation to generation.<br><br>If this idea is cultivated in the individual,<br>then his virtue will become genuine.<br>If this idea is cultivated in your family,<br>then virtue in your family will be great.<br>If this idea is cultivated in your community,<br>then virtue will go a long way.<br>If this idea is cultivated in your country,<br>then virtue will be in many places.<br>If this idea is cultivated in the world,<br>then virtue will be with everyone.<br><br>Then observe the person for what the person does,<br>and observe the family for what it does,<br>and observe the community for what it does,<br>and observe the country for what it does,<br>and observe the world for what it does.<br>How do I know this saying is true?<br>I observe these things and see.';break;
		
		case 55:
		verse = 'One who is filled with the Tao<br>is like a newborn child.<br>The infant is protected from<br>the stinging insects, wild beasts, and birds of prey.<br>Its bones are soft, its muscles are weak,<br>but its grip is firm and strong.<br>It doesn\'t know about the union<br>of male and female,<br>yet his penis can stand erect,<br>because of the power of life within him.<br>It can cry all day and never become hoarse.<br>This is perfect harmony.<br><br>To understand harmony is to understand the Constant.<br>To know the Constant is to be called \'enlightened\'.<br>To unnaturally try to extend life is not appropriate.<br>To try and alter the life-breath is unnatural.<br>The master understands that when something reaches its prime<br>it will soon begin to decline.<br>Changing the natural is against the way of the Tao.<br>Those who do it will come to an early end.';break;
		
		case 56:
		verse = 'Those who know do not talk.<br>Those who talk do not know.<br><br>Stop talking,<br>meditate in silence,<br>blunt your sharpness,<br>release your worries,<br>harmonize your inner light,<br>and become one with the dust.<br>Doing this is the called the dark and mysterious identity.<br><br>Those who have achieved the mysterious identity<br>can not be approached, and they can not be alienated.<br>They can not be benefited nor harmed.<br>They can not be made noble nor to suffer disgrace.<br>This makes them the most noble of all under the heavens.';break;
		
		case 57:
		verse = 'Govern your country with integrity,<br>Weapons of war can be used with great cunning,<br>but loyalty is only won by not-doing.<br>How do I know the way things are?<br>By these:<br><br>The more prohibitions you make,<br>the poorer people will be.<br>The more weapons you possess,<br>the greater the chaos in your country.<br>The more knowledge that is acquired,<br>the stranger the world will become.<br>The more laws that you make,<br>the greater the number of criminals.<br><br>Therefore the Master says:<br>I do nothing,<br>and people become good by themselves.<br>I seek peace,<br>and people take care of their own problems.<br>I do not meddle in their personal lives,<br>and the people become prosperous.<br>I let go of all my desires,<br>and the people return to the Uncarved Block.';break;
		
		case 58:
		verse = 'If a government is unobtrusive,<br>the people become whole.<br>If a government is repressive,<br>the people become treacherous.<br><br>Good fortune has its roots in disaster,<br>and disaster lurks with good fortune.<br>Who knows why these things happen,<br>or when this cycle will end?<br>Good things seem to change into bad,<br>and bad things often turn out for good.<br>These things have always been hard to comprehend.<br><br>Thus the Master makes things change<br>without interfering.<br>She is probing yet causes no harm.<br>Straightforward, yet does not impose her will.<br>Radiant, and easy on the eye.';break;
		
		case 59:
		verse = 'There is nothing better than moderation<br>for teaching people or serving Heaven.<br>Those who use moderation<br>are already on the path to the Tao.<br><br>Those who follow the Tao early<br>will have an abundance of virtue.<br>When there is an abundance of virtue,<br>there is nothing that can not be done.<br>Where there is limitless ability,<br>then the kingdom is withing your grasp.<br>When you know the Mother of the kingdom,<br>then you will be long enduring.<br><br>This is spoken of as the deep root and the firm trunk,<br>the Way to a long life and great spiritual vision.';break;
		
		case 60:
		verse = 'Governing a large country<br>is like frying small fish.<br>Too much poking spoils the meat.<br><br>When the Tao is used to govern the world<br>then evil will lose its power to harm the people.<br>Not that evil will no longer exist,<br>but only because it has lost its power.<br>Just as evil can lose its ability to harm,<br>the Master shuns the use of violence.<br><br>If you give evil nothing to oppose,<br>then virtue will return by itself.';break;
		
		case 61:
		verse = 'A large country should take the low place like a great watershed,<br>which from its low position assumes the female role.<br>The female overcomes the male by the power of her position.<br>Her tranquility gives rise to her humility.<br><br>If a large country takes the low position,<br>it will be able to influence smaller countries.<br>If smaller countries take the lower position,<br>then they can allow themselves to be influenced.<br>So both seek to take the lower position<br>in order to influence the other, or be influenced.<br><br>Large countries should desire to protect and help the people,<br>and small countries should desire to serve others.<br>Both large and small countries benefit greatly from humility.';break;
		
		case 62:
		verse = 'The Tao is the tabernacle of creation,<br>it is a treasure for those who are good,<br>and a place of refuge for those who are not.<br><br>How can those who are not good be abandoned?<br>Words that are beautiful are worth much,<br>but good behavior can only be learned by example.<br><br>When a new leader takes office,<br>don\'t give him gifts and offerings.<br>These things are not as valuable<br>as teaching him about the Tao.<br><br>Why was the Tao esteemed by the ancient Masters?<br>Is it not said: "With it we find without looking.<br>With it we find forgiveness for our transgressions."<br>That is why the world can not understand it.';break;
		
		case 63:
		verse = 'Act by not acting;<br>do by not doing.<br>Enjoy the plain and simple.<br>Find that greatness in the small.<br>Take care of difficult problems<br>while they are still easy;<br>Do easy things before they become too hard.<br><br>Difficult problems are best solved while they are easy.<br>Great projects are best started while they are small.<br>The Master never takes on more than she can handle,<br>which means that she leaves nothing undone.<br><br>When an affirmation is given too lightly,<br>keep your eyes open for trouble ahead.<br>When something seems too easy,<br>difficulty is hiding in the details.<br>The master expects great difficulty,<br>so the task is always easier than planned.';break;
		
		case 64:
		verse = 'Things are easier to control while things are quiet.<br>Things are easier to plan far in advance.<br>Things break easier while they are still brittle.<br>Things are easier hid while they are still small.<br><br>Prevent problems before they arise.<br>Take action before things get out of hand.<br>The tallest tree<br>begins as a tiny sprout.<br>The tallest building<br>starts with one shovel of dirt.<br>A journey of a thousand miles<br>starts with a single footstep.<br><br>If you rush into action, you will fail.<br>If you hold on too tight, you will lose your grip.<br><br>Therefore the Master lets things take their course<br>and thus never fails.<br>She doesn\'t hold on to things<br>and never loses them.<br>By pursing your goals too relentlessly,<br>you let them slip away.<br>If you are as concerned about the outcome<br>as you are about the beginning,<br>then it is hard to do things wrong.<br>The master seeks no possessions.<br>She learns by unlearning,<br>thus she is able to understand all things.<brThis gives her the ability to help all of creation.';break;
		
		case 65:
		verse = 'The ancient Masters<br>who understood the way of the Tao,<br>did not educate people, but made them forget.<br><br>Smart people are difficult to guide,<br>because they think they are too clever.<br>To use cleverness to rule a country,<br>is to lead the country to ruin.<br>To avoid cleverness in ruling a country,<br>is to lead the country to prosperity.<br><br>Knowing the two alternatives is a pattern.<br>Remaining aware of the pattern is a virtue.<br>This dark and mysterious virtue is profound.<br>It is opposite our natural inclination,<br>but leads to harmony with the heavens.';break;
		
		case 66:
		verse = 'Rivers and seas are rulers<br>of the streams of hundreds of valleys<br>because of the power of their low position.<br><br>If you want to be the ruler of people,<br>you must speak to them like you are their servant.<br>If you want to lead other people,<br>you must put their interest ahead of your own.<br><br>The people will not feel burdened,<br>if a wise person is in a position of power.<br>The people will not feel like they are being manipulated,<br>if a wise person is in front as their leader.<br>The whole world will ask for her guidance,<br>and will never get tired of her.<br>Because she does not like to compete,<br>no one can compete with the things she accomplishes.';break;
		
		case 67:
		verse = 'The world talks about honoring the Tao,<br>but you can\'t tell it from their actions.<br>Because it is thought of as great,<br>the world makes light of it.<br>It seems too easy for anyone to use.<br><br>There are three jewels that I cherish:<br>compassion, moderation, and humility.<br>With compassion, you will be able to be brave,<br>With moderation, you will be able to give to others,<br>With humility, you will be able to become a great leader.<br>To abandon compassion while seeking to be brave,<br>or abandoning moderation while being benevolent,<br>or abandoning humility while seeking to lead<br>will only lead to greater trouble.<br>The compassionate warrior will be the winner,<br>and if compassion is your defense you will be secure.<br>Compassion is the protector of Heaven\'s salvation.';break;
		
		case 68:
		verse = 'The best warriors<br>do not use violence.<br>The best generals<br>do not destroy indiscriminately.<br>The best tacticians<br>try to avoid confrontation.<br>The best leaders<br>become servants of their people.<br><br>This is called the virtue of non-competition.<br>This is called the power to manage others.<br>This is called attaining harmony with the heavens.';break;
		
		case 69:
		verse = 'There is an old saying:<br>"It is better to become the passive<br>in order to see what will happen.<br>It is better to retreat a foot<br>than to advance only an inch."<br><br>This is called<br>being flexible while advancing,<br>pushing back without using force,<br>and destroying the enemy without engaging him.<br><br>There is no greater disaster<br>than underestimating your enemy.<br>Underestimating your enemy<br>means loosing your greatest assets.<br>When equal forces meet in battle,<br>victory will go to the one<br>that enters with the greatest sorrow.';break;
		
		case 70:
		verse = 'My words are easy to understand<br>and easier to put into practice.<br>Yet no one in the world seems to understand them,<br>or be able to apply what I teach.<br><br>My teachings come from the ancients,<br>the things I do are done for a reason.<br><br>Because you do not know me,<br>you are not able to understand my teachings.<br>Because those who know me are few,<br>my teachings become even more precious.';break;
		
		case 71:
		verse = 'Knowing you don\'t know is wholeness.<br>Thinking you know is a disease.<br>Only by recognizing that you have an illness<br>can you move to seek a cure.<br><br>The Master is whole because<br>she sees her illnesses and treats them,<br>and thus is able to remain whole.';break;
		
		case 72:
		verse = 'When people become overly bold,<br>then disaster will soon arrive.<br><br>Do not meddle with people\'s livelihoods;<br>if you respect them, they will in turn respect you.<br><br>Therefore, the Master knows herself but is not arrogant.<br>She loves herself but also loves others.<br>This is how she is able to make appropriate choices.';break;
		
		case 73:
		verse = 'Being over bold and confident is deadly.<br>The wise use of caution will keep you alive.<br><br>One is the way to death,<br>and the other is the way to preserve your life.<br>Who can understand the workings of Heaven?<br><br>The Tao of the universe<br>does not compete, yet wins;<br>does not speak, yet responds;<br>does not command, yet is obeyed;<br>and does act, but is good at directing.<br><br>The nets of Heaven are wide,<br>but nothing escapes its grasp.';break;
		
		case 74:
		verse = 'If you do not fear death,<br>then how can it intimidate you?<br>If you aren\'t afraid of dying,<br>there is nothing you can not do.<br><br>Those who harm others<br>are like inexperienced boys<br>trying to take the place of a great lumberjack.<br>Trying to fill his shoes will only get them seriously hurt.';break;
		
		case 75:
		verse = 'When people go hungry,<br>the government\'s taxes are too high.<br>When people become rebellious,<br>the government has become too intrusive.<br><br>When people begin to view death lightly,<br>wealthy people have too much<br>which causes others to starve.<br><br>Only those who do not cling to their life can save it.';break;
	
		case 76:
		verse = 'The living are soft and yielding;<br>the dead are rigid and stiff.<br>Living plants are flexible and tender;<br>the dead are brittle and dry.<br><br>Those who are stiff and rigid<br>are the disciple of death.<br>Those who are soft and yielding<br>are the disciples of life.<br><br>The rigid and stiff will be broken.<br>The soft and yielding will overcome.';break;
		
		case 77:
		verse = 'The Tao of Heaven works in the world<br>like the drawing of a bow.<br>The top is bent downward;<br>the bottom is bent up.<br>The excess is taken from,<br>and the deficient is given to.<br><br>The Tao works to use the excess,<br>and gives to that which is depleted.<br>The way of people is to take from the depleted,<br>and give to those who already have an excess.<br><br>Who is able to give to the needy from their excess?<br>Only someone who is following the way of the Tao.<br><br>This is why the Master gives<br>expecting nothing in return.<br>She does not dwell on her past accomplishments,<br>and does not glory in any praise.';break;
		
		case 78:
		verse = 'Water is the softest and most yielding substance.<br>Yet nothing is better than water,<br>for overcoming the hard and rigid,<br>because nothing can compete with it.<br><br>Everyone knows that the soft and yielding<br>overcomes the rigid and hard,<br>but few can put this knowledge into practice.<br><br>Therefore the Master says:<br>"Only he who is the lowest servant of the kingdom,<br>is worthy to become its ruler.<br>He who is willing to tackle the most unpleasant tasks,<br>is the best ruler in the world."<br><br>True sayings seem contradictory.';break;
		
		case 79:
		verse = 'Difficulties remain, even after solving a problem.<br>How then can we consider that as good?<br><br>Therefore the Master<br>does what she knows is right,<br>and makes no demands of others.<br>A virtuous person will do the right thing,<br>and persons with no virtue will take advantage of others.<br><br>The Tao does not choose sides,<br>the good person receives from the Tao<br>because she is on its side.';break;
		
		case 80:
		verse = 'Small countries with few people are best.<br>Give them all of the things they want,<br>and they will see that they do not need them.<br>Teach them that death is a serious thing,<br>and to be content to never leave their homes.<br>Even though they have plenty<br>of horses, wagons and boats,<br>they won\'t feel that they need to use them.<br>Even if they have weapons and shields,<br>they will keep them out of sight.<br>Let people enjoy the simple technologies,<br>let them enjoy their food,<br>let them make their own clothes,<br>let them be content with their own homes,<br>and delight in the customs that they cherish.<br>Although the next country is close enough<br>that they can hear their roosters crowing and dogs barking,<br>they are content never to visit each other<br>all of the days of their lives.';break;
		
		case 81:
		verse = 'True words do not sound beautiful;<br>beautiful sounding words are not true.<br>Wise men don\'t need to debate;<br>men who need to debate are not wise.<br><br>Wise men are not scholars,<br>and scholars are not wise.<br>The Master desires no possessions.<br>Since the things she does are for the people,<br>she has more than she needs.<br>The more she gives to others,<br>the more she has for herself.<br><br>The Tao of Heaven nourishes by not forcing.<br>The Tao of the Wise person acts by not competing.';break;
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