Tao Te Ching

“What stays still is easy to hold; Before there has been an omen it is easy to lay plans. What […]

In the days of old those who practiced Tao with success did not, By means of it, Enlighten the people,

How did the great rivers and seas get their kingship Over the hundred lesser streams? Through the merit of being

Every one under heaven says that our Way is greatly like folly. But it is just because it is great,

The best charioteers do not rush ahead; The best fighters do not make displays of wrath. The greatest conqueror wins

The strategists have the sayings: “When you doubt your ability to meet the enemy’s attack, Take the offensive yourself” And

My words are very easy to understand And very easy to put into practice. Yet no one under heaven understands

“To know when one does not know is best. To think one knows when one does not know is a

Never mind if the people are not intimidated by your authority. A Mightier Authority will deal with them in the