Tao Te Ching
28. Embrace Simplicity
“He who knows the males, yet cleaves to what is female Because like a ravine, receiving all things under heaven,”...
29. Let the World Be
Those that would gain what is under heaven by tampering with it - I have seen that they do not...
30. Against Force
He who by Tao purposes to help a ruler of men Will oppose all conquest by force of arms; For...
31. Weapons of Evil
Fine weapons are none the less ill-omened things. (People despise them, therefore, Those in possession of the Tao do not...
32. The Uncarved Block
Tao is eternal, but has no fame (name); The Uncarved Block, though seemingly of small account, Is greater than anything...
33. Knowledge and Strength
To understand others is to have knowledge; To understand oneself is to be illumined. To conquer others needs strength; To...
34. The Great Way Pervades
Great Tao is like a boat that drifts; It can go this way; it can go that. The ten thousand...
35. The Way’s Charm
He who holding the Great From goes about his work in the empire Can go about his, yet do no...
36. To Shrink Must First Expand
What is in the end to be shrunk Must first be stretched. Whatever is to be weakened Must begin by...