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    iortalityorhtaoistic

    gic.hisentandnaturalishics.

    forhebelievedina”gove.

    nivefreedolaarded

    ansdegeion,andhesagesofthe

    nfutypeastherruptersofthepeople,aszscheregardedsocrates

    asthefirstrrupterofeurope.ordant,hesaid,”sagesnodead,

    robbersaoend1hisgreatfollosefollohbrilliantsatires

    againstnfuhypocrisyandfutility.

    it,phasisonanday

    overthedistinouingperiodsahiessofffinpanels,andh

    theintensedesireofitsfollooseekofficialpositionsandsavethe

    itselfeasilytoature.thehatredofthetaoistagainstthenfuisthe

    naturalhatredoftheronticistagainsttheist.perhapsithatred;it

    erelyaible,glaughter.

    frohisthhgoiiescapefroheutonatureotselefthispost,agtolegend,inhisoldageand

    disappearedoutsidethehankukuanpass.gtsebythe

    kingofchu,butrepliedbyaskiobekeptandfedlikeapig

    andthenbeslaughteredandoffereduponthesaonton

    taoisasalenttotheuntains,

    theans

    life,andthebanishntofallthishe

    stteristiulture,theruralidealoflife,artandliterature.

    thequestionybeasked:houchseresponsibleforthisrecluseideal

    thetaotehking,as,isalesserliteraryacplishntthanthebooksof

    gtse,theesezsche,butitisareratedessenceof

    uish.itis,tond,thestbrilliantlykedphilosophyof

    selfproteiure.besidesteaglaissezfaireandpassiveresistance,

    ittaughtalsotheofstupidity,thestrengthofheadvantageoflying

    loportanouflage.osxihefirstof

    theplereasonthatthusoneuldneverbeexposedtoattad

    nsequentlyneverfall.itheonlyknoheoryofignorance

    andstupidityasthebestcauflageitle,inspiteofthefactthatthetheory

    itselfanintelligence.

    1englishreadersygraarasitisfotindiossibleto

    heforcefultersenessoftheinalexceptbyreursetopidgin.ajiy

    graatient.

    hunintelligenlaotsehadseenitsoopreach”be

    stupid”asitsgreatestssage.ithadseeilityofhuneffort,andtherefore

    advisedthedoethodof

    prolonginglife.frohispointonthepositiveoutlookonlifebeegative,and

    itsinfluencehaslouredtheaybeseeninthenovel

    teksaopaqyenandinalllivesofgreatese,thenversionofabanditora

    reanofthehresponsibilitiestoas

    alent,antiapefrohe

    edbythetaoistirbuddhistitofviehinese,

    theseteattitudesarecalled”enteringtheheworld.”

    sotisthesetathesanandat

    differentperiodsinhislife,asybeseeninthelifeofyuanglang.aliving

    exaleisthatofprofessorliangsung,livinginthe

    untains,but,rriedandisnoing

    aruralddleschoolinshantung.

    theruralidealoflife,artandliterature,portaureofthe

    esecivilization,oeasuretothistaoisticfeelingfoature.in

    ilylifeenandchildrenintheirleisure,the

    otherbeingthehappinessoftherurallife,an,ora

    ter,orareclusesittingonthegroundunderagroupofpirees.thesetwo

    thesyrepresentrespectivelythenfuistaaoisticidealoflife.the

    orecloselyassociated

    thantheaveragefhetaoisticfeelingiswellexpressedby

    thisfavouritepoe

    iaskedtheboybehepines.

    hesaid,”thestersgonealone

    herbpigsoount.

    cloudhidden,sunknown.”

    thisfeelingfoaturepraallyoverflosan

    iortantpartoftheesespiritualheritage.yethere,nfuislaysan

    equallyiortantpart.theitivesilicityof

    thenfutradition.theagriculturalbasisofesenationallifelybuilt

    onthefalysysteifieditselfhoheuntry,

    andpartlyonthenfualwaysharked

    baperorsyaoandshun,asthegoldenagewhenlife

    plestandtheneedsofn.itokenofasaperiod

    ofsticksbeatenonthe

    ground,sohappyandihattheburdenoftheirsongwas:

    osunrise.

    andebacktorestatsu.

    hing.

    perorsvirtuetodohus

    theeidentiity,for

    inesethetionsarecloselyrelated,asintheand

    sile.”thenfuilyhasalenpartlystudy

    andpartlytill

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