Tao Te Ching

Knowing ignorance is strength. Ignoring knowledge is sickness. If one is sick of sickness, then one is not sick. The sage is not sick because …

My words are easy to understand and easy to perform, Yet no one under heaven knows them or practices them. My words have ancient beginnings. …

There is a saying amongst soldiers: I dare not make the first move but would rather play the guest; I dare not advance an inch …

A good soldier is not violent. A good fighter is not angry. A good winner is not vengeful. A good employer is humble. This is …

Everyone under heaven says that my Tao is great and beyond compare. Because it is great, it seems different. If it were not different, it …

Why is the sea king of a hundred streams? Because it lies below them. Therefore it is the king of a hundred streams. If the …

In the beginning those who knew the Tao did not try to enlighten others, But kept them in the dark. Why is it so hard …

Peace is easily maintained; Trouble is easily overcome before it starts. The brittle is easily shattered; The small is easily scattered. Deal with it before …

Tao is the source of the ten thousand things. It is the treasure of the good man, and the refuge of the bad. Sweet words …

A great country is like low land. It is the meeting ground of the universe, The mother of the universe. The female overcomes the male …