道德经英文版（归元第五十二）
~{ 天下有始，以为天下母。既得其母，以知其子，复守其母，没身~}
~{不殆。~}
~{ 塞其兑，闭其门，终身不勤。开其兑，济其事，终身不救。~}
~{ 见小曰明，守柔曰强。用其光，复归其明，无遗身殃；是为袭常~}
~{。~}
52. Tact
The source of the world is as its mother;
To understand the mother, study the child;
Embrace the child, and you embrace its mother,
Who lives on when the child is long dead.
Reserve your judgments and words
And you maintain your influence;
Speak your mind and take positions
And nothing can save you.
As observing detail is clarity,
So maintaining flexibility is strength;
Use the light but shed no light,
So that you incur no risk,
But maintain tact.