Tao Te Ching
19. Return to Simplicity
Banish wisdom, discard knowledge, And the people will be benefited a hundredfold. Banish human kindness, discard morality, And the people...
20. Unlike Others
Between wei and o What after all is the difference? Can it be compared to the difference between good and...
21. The Way’s Manifestation
Such the scope of the All-pervading Power. That it alone can act through the Way. For the Way is a...
22. Embrace Humility
“To remain whole, be twisted!” To become straight, let yourself be bent. To become full, be hollow. Be tattered, that...
23. Scarcity of Words
To be always talks is against nature. For the same reason a hurricane never lasts a whole morning, Nor a...
24. The Arrogant
'He who stands on tip-toe, does not stand firm; He who takes the longest strides, does not walk the fastest.”...
25. The Great Way
There was something formless yet complete, That existed before heaven and earth; Without sound, without substance, Dependent on nothing, unchanging,...
26. The Heavy and the Light
As the heavy must be the foundation of the light, So quietness is lord and master of activity. Truly, “A...
27. Skillful Travellers
Perfect activity leaves no track behind it; Perfect speech is like a jade-worker whose tool leaves no mark. The perfect...