When the greatness of the Tao is present, right action arises from one’s own heart.
When the greatness of the Tao is absent, action comes from the rules
of “kindness” and “justice”.
If you need rules to be kind and just,
this is a sure sign that virtue is absent.
When intellectualism arises, hypocrisy is close behind.
When there is strife in the family, people talk of “brotherly love”.
When the country falls into chaos,patriotism is born.