Motif
Peaceful order versus militarized disorder
peaceful_order_versus_militarized_disorder
A motif of the Duality and Cosmic Opposition family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics THE TAO TEH KING, / THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS / PART 1. / PART II.; lines 873-1020 confidence: medium
When the Tao prevails, swift horses return to dung-carts; when disregarded, war-horses breed in the border lands.
The passage contrasts horses used for agricultural labor when the Tao prevails with war-horses breeding at the borders when it is disregarded.
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