老子説

中國早期思想家的著作，一直影響着中國文化和社會的方方面面，從教育到藝術，從政治和戰爭到日常禮節。而廣受歡迎的漫畫家蔡志忠，一直致力於用他獨特而引人入勝、跨越了語言和文化的漫畫，將這些古代經典著作的智慧帶入現代人的生活。

在這些作品取得巨大的成功和廣泛的影響後，蔡志忠將創作方向轉移到宏大的中國傳統經典著作上。經蔡氏改編的這些漫畫作品，同樣廣受評論家的好評並快速成為影響海內外的暢銷書，為海外瞭解中國又打開了一個快捷窗口。

憑藉這些創作，蔡志忠成為世界上*有影響力的漫畫家之一。迄今為止，他的漫畫作品在全球近50個國家銷售超過40,000,000冊。蔡氏漫畫成為中國博大精深思想的一個載體，影響遍佈全球。

本套圖書囊括了蔡志忠漫畫中國思想、漫畫中國傳統經典著作的精華，採用中英文對照的全新編輯方式，既適合中國讀者學習英文，又適合外國朋友學習中文。

老子説　智者的低語

The Dao Speaks Whispers of Wisdom.....................................................................1

生命的大智慧 The Wisdom of Life...........................................................................3

老子其猶龍乎 Is Not Laozi Like the Dragon!..........................................................7

部分 Part Ⅰ:

道（上篇） The Way..............................................................................................13

道可道，非常道 The Dao That Can’t Be Spoken.................................................14

有無相生 The Theory of Relativity..........................................................................18

無為 Favors...............................................................................................................20

道衝 The Dao Is Empty............................................................................................22

芻狗 Straw Dogs......................................................................................................23

天地 Our World Eternal...........................................................................................25

上善若水 Virtue Resembles Water..........................................................................26

持而盈之 The Overflowing Cup.............................................................................28

營魄抱一 Body and Soul.........................................................................................30

無 The Empty Cup....................................................................................................31

無慾 Boundless Desires............................................................................................33

寵辱 Honor’s Disgrace.............................................................................................35

守靜 Maintaining Tranquillity................................................................................37

太上 The Invisible King............................................................................................39

仁義 Regression into Benevolence............................................................................41

絕學 Living With the Dao........................................................................................43

曲則全 Bend Don’t Break........................................................................................45

勝而不美 Victory Is Not Proud..............................................................................47

自知 Overcoming Yourself.......................................................................................49

執“大道” Holding on to the Dao..........................................................................51

以柔克剛 The Strength of Weakness.......................................................................52

第二部分 Part Ⅱ:

道 （下篇） The Way..............................................................................................53

玄牝 The Mysterious Female....................................................................................54

無物 The Dao is Indistinct............................................................................................55

古之得“道”者 Daoists of Old............................................................................57

絕聖棄智 The Artificial Role Model........................................................................60

道之為物 Reality of the Dao...................................................................................61

希言自然 The Wanton Ruler...................................................................................63

企者不立 The Exhibitionist.....................................................................................66

有物渾成 The Beginning.........................................................................................68

處重守靜 The Serious Ruler....................................................................................70

善行無轍跡 Sagely Conservation...........................................................................72

為天下谿 Confluence of the World..........................................................................75

欲取天下 A Natural Government...........................................................................78

不矜不伐 War and Force.........................................................................................80

本諸自然 A Natural Balance...................................................................................82

大道氾兮 The Dao Nurtures...................................................................................84

道常無為 The Natural Ruler...................................................................................85

第三部分 Part Ⅲ:

德（上篇） The Virtue...........................................................................................86

上德無為 Superior Virtue Is Not Virtue................................................................87

有生於無 Getting Something From Nothing..........................................................89

道生萬物 Universal Harmony................................................................................90

至柔 Soft Will Overcome..........................................................................................91

知足不辱 The Risk of Seeking Fame and Fortune...................................................92

欲得 There Is No Greater Crime...............................................................................93

不行而知 Don’t Go Out..........................................................................................95

無為 In Pursuit of Non-action.................................................................................96

聖人 The Ideal Leader...............................................................................................97

兕虎 A Tiger May Be Vicious..................................................................................98

玄同 One Who Speaks Does Not Know..................................................................101

無慾自樸 The More Laws There Are.....................................................................102

烹小鮮 Frying Fish................................................................................................104

樂推 Navigating the State......................................................................................105

不爭 The Good General...........................................................................................106

知知 The Know-it-all..............................................................................................107

不爭善勝 Contend By Not Contending................................................................108

草木 Tree vs. Grass.................................................................................................110

水石 Water vs. Rock...............................................................................................112

予而不取 It’s Better to Give Than to Receive.......................................................113

聖人不積 The More You Give, the More You Get....................................................114

第四部分 Part Ⅳ:

德 （下篇） The Virtue.........................................................................................116

得一者 Obtaining the One.....................................................................................117

士聞道 The Level Path...........................................................................................121

大成若缺 A Model for the World..........................................................................125

道生之，德畜之 Profound Virtue.......................................................................127

天下有始 The Doors of Perception........................................................................129

大道 The Great Path...............................................................................................131

善建者不拔 Cultivating Virtue............................................................................133

含德之厚 An Infant’s Virtue................................................................................135

奇正無端 There Is No Justice................................................................................138

儉嗇 Frugality........................................................................................................140

大者宜為下 The Lowly Superpower.....................................................................142

道者萬物之奧 Prizing the Dao............................................................................144

多易必多難 Easing Difficulties............................................................................146

慎終如始 Planning and Perseverance...................................................................148

以愚治國 Mysterious Virtue.................................................................................150

三寶 The Three Treasures.......................................................................................152

用兵 Warfare...........................................................................................................154

聖人懷玉 Heart of Jade..........................................................................................156

民不畏威 Tyranny.................................................................................................158

代大匠斲 Standing In for the Carpenter...............................................................160

民之飢 Starvation and Taxes.................................................................................162

天道猶張弓 The Drawn Bow................................................................................163

小國寡民 The Ideal Country.................................................................................165

第五部分 Part Ⅴ:

諸子談黃老經 Ancient Thinkers Discuss the Dao...........................................168

道可道，非常道。 If the Dao can be explained, it is not the constant Dao.........169

名可名，非常名。 If a name can be named, it is not a constant name................171

太上，不知有之。 As for the greatest kind of ruler,

you don’t even know he’s there.........................................................................172

人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。 People follow the earth, the earth

follows heaven, heaven follows the Dao, the Dao follows nature.....................173

上德不德，是以有德；下德不失德，是以無德。 People of superior virtue

are not so intentionally and are therefore virtuous. People of inferior virtue are

intentionally virtuous and are thus not virtuous..............................................174

禍莫大於不知足，咎莫大於欲得。 There is no greater disaster than

discontentment. There is no greater crime than greed.......................................175

知者不言，言者不知。

One who knows does not speak, One who speaks does not know......................176

天下多忌諱，而民彌貧；朝多利器，國家滋昏；人多伎巧，奇物滋起。

The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people will be.

The more weapons there are, the more discordant it will be.

The more cunning people are, the more wickedness there will be......................177

善為士者，不武；善戰者，不怒；善勝敵者，不與。

A good general is not excessively violent, A good soldier is not easily angered,

A good conqueror does not resort to confrontation. ..........................................178

附錄·延伸閲讀 APPENDIX Further reading ..................................................179

蔡志忠， 1948年2月2日，出生於台灣彰化。　　

1963年起開始畫連環漫畫。　　

1971年任光啓社電視美術指導。　　

1976年成立遠東卡通公司。　　

1981年另創龍卡通公司，拍攝了《七彩卡通老夫子》《烏龍院》等卡通電影，《老夫子》曾獲金馬獎卡通電影長片獎。　　

1983年四格漫畫作品開始在中國台灣、香港及新加坡、馬來西亞、日本的報刊長期連載。　　1985年獲選為全台灣十大傑出青年。　　

1986年《莊子説》出版，蟬聯暢銷排行榜名達十個多月。　　

1987年《老子説》等經典漫畫，《西遊記38變》等四格漫畫陸續出版，譯本包括德、日、俄、法等，至今已達二十餘種語言。　　

1992年開始從事水墨創作。《蔡志忠經典漫畫珍藏本》出版。　　

1993年口述自傳《蔡子説》出版。　　

1999年12月8日獲得荷蘭克勞斯王子基金會頒獎，表彰他“通過漫畫將中國傳統哲學與文學作出了史無前例的再創造”。　　

2011年獲得“金漫獎”終身成就獎。　　

2009年9月，入駐杭州西溪濕地，成立巧克力動漫公司，拍攝世界美術史動畫片。　　

2012年3月，受聘為騰訊網絡動漫平台首席顧問。　　

2013年7月，蔡志忠諸子百家漫畫系列拍攝水墨動畫，其中260則故事編入中小學教材。