Chapter 26

1. Gravity is the root of lightness; stillness, the ruler of movement.

2. Therefore a wise prince, marching the whole day, does not go far from his baggage waggons¹. Although he may have brilliant prospects² to look at, he quietly remains³ (in his proper place), indifferent to them. How should the lord of a myriad⁴ chariots carry himself lightly before the kingdom? If he do act lightly, he has lost his root (of gravity); if he proceed to active movement, he will lose his throne.

       重为轻根，静为躁君。
       是以圣人终日行不离辎重，虽有荣观，燕处超然。
       奈何万乘之主而以身轻天下？
       轻则失根，躁则失君。

【译文】
       重是轻的根本，静是动的主宰。因此，圣人处理任何事务都不脱离他的承载、供养者；虽有荣华显贵的地位权能，却能坦荡从容，超然处之。为什么大国的君主要强逞己能而轻举天下？轻举天下就会失去自身存在的根本，狂躁施政就会失去主控的权能。

1 waggons   

四轮的运货马车( waggon的名词复数 )； 铁路货车； 小手推车

参考例句：

• Most transport is done by electrified waggons. 大部分货物都用电瓶车运送。

2 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 myriad   

adj.无数的；n.无数，极大数量

参考例句：

• They offered no solution for all our myriad problems.对于我们数不清的问题他们束手无策。
• I had three weeks to make a myriad of arrangements.我花了三个星期做大量准备工作。