Tao Te Ching

He whose braveness lies in daring, slays. He whose braveness lies in not daring , gives life. Of these two, […]

The people are not frightened of death. What then is the use of trying to intimidate them with the death-penalty?

The people starve because those above them eat too much tax-grain. That is the only reason why they starve. The

When he is born, man is soft and weak; In death he becomes stiff and hard. The ten thousand creatures

Heaven’s way is like the bending of a bow. When a bow is bent the top comes down and the

Nothing under heaven is softer or more yielding than water; But when it attacks things hard and resistant there is

(To requite injuries with good deeds.) To allay the main discontent, But only in a manner that will certainly produce

Given a small country with few inhabitants, He could bring it about that through There should be among the people

True words are not fine-sounding; Fine-sounding words are not true. The good man does not prove by argument; The he