Tao Te Ching Chapter 33
第33章
知人者智，自知者明。勝人者有力，自勝者強。知足者富。強行者有志。不失其所者久。死而不亡者壽。
He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty. He who is satisfied with his lot is rich; he who goes on acting with energy has a (firm) will.
He who does not fail in the requirements of his position, continues long; he who dies and yet does not perish, has longevity.
English: James Legge (1891), The Tâo Teh King, Sacred Books of the East vol. 39 (1891) — public domain. Chinese: Wang Bi recension (王弼本), commentary removed.
Character glossary
- 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend
- 人rénman, person; people
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 智zhìwisdom, knowledge, intelligence
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand
- 勝shèngvictory; to excel, to truimph
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 力lìstrength, power; capability, influence
- 強qiángstrong, powerful, energetic
- 足zúfoot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 富fùabundant, ample; rich, wealthy
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 志zhìdetermination, will; mark, sign; to reco
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 失shīto lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 所suǒplace, location; "that which", a particl
- 久jiǔlong ago; a long time
- 死sǐdead; death; impassable, inflexible
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 亡wángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perish
- 壽shòuold age, longevity; lifespan
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Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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