Tao Te Ching

55. The Fullness of Virtue

The impunity of things fraught with the “power” May be likened to that of an infant. Poisonous insects do not...

Those who know do not speak; Those who speak do not know. Black the passages, Shut the doors, Let all...

“Kingdoms can only be governed if rules are kept; Battles can only be won if rules are broken.” But the...

When the ruler looks repressed the people will be happy and satisfied; When the rule looks lively and self-assured the...

You cannot rule men nor serve heaven unless you have laid up a store; This “laying up a store” means...

Ruling a large kingdom is indeed like cooking small fish. They who by Tao all that is under heaven Did...

A large kingdom must be like the low ground towards which all streams flows down. It must be a point...

Tao in the Universe is like the south-west corner in the house. It is the treasure of the good man,...

It acts without action, does without doing, Finds flavour in what is flavourless, Can make the small great and the...