四十七
不出戶知天下。
不闚牖見天道。
其出彌遠，
其知彌少。
是以聖人
不行而知。
不見而明。
不為而成。
不出戶知天下。
不闚牖見天道。
其出彌遠，
其知彌少。
是以聖人
不行而知。
不見而明。
不為而成。
"Without going outside his door, one understands all that takes place under the sky;
without looking out from his window, one sees the Dao of Heaven.
The farther that one goes out, the less he knows.
Therefore the sages got their knowledge without travelling;
gave their names to things without seeing them;
and accomplished their ends without any purpose of doing so."
Unless noted otherwise, all quotations of classical texts and accompanying translations come from the Chinese Text Project
without looking out from his window, one sees the Dao of Heaven.
The farther that one goes out, the less he knows.
Therefore the sages got their knowledge without travelling;
gave their names to things without seeing them;
and accomplished their ends without any purpose of doing so."
Unless noted otherwise, all quotations of classical texts and accompanying translations come from the Chinese Text Project
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