Tao Te Ching

Banish wisdom, discard knowledge, And the people will be benefited a hundredfold. Banish human kindness, discard morality, And the people […]

Between wei and o What after all is the difference? Can it be compared to the difference between good and

Such the scope of the All-pervading Power. That it alone can act through the Way. For the Way is a

“To remain whole, be twisted!” To become straight, let yourself be bent. To become full, be hollow. Be tattered, that

To be always talks is against nature. For the same reason a hurricane never lasts a whole morning, Nor a

‘He who stands on tip-toe, does not stand firm; He who takes the longest strides, does not walk the fastest.”

There was something formless yet complete, That existed before heaven and earth; Without sound, without substance, Dependent on nothing, unchanging,

As the heavy must be the foundation of the light, So quietness is lord and master of activity. Truly, “A

Perfect activity leaves no track behind it; Perfect speech is like a jade-worker whose tool leaves no mark. The perfect