<span class="chinese-post-title">四十七</span> Chapter 47 from the <span class="chinese-post-title">道德經</span> Dào​dé​jīng

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。

老子

"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."

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