Tao Te Ching

The sage has no mind of his own. He is aware of the need of others. I am good to people who are good. I …

In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped. Less and less is done …

Without going outside, you may know the whole world. Without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven. The farther you go, …

When the Tao is present in the universe, The horses haul manure. When the Tao is absent from the universe, War horses are bred outside …

Great accomplishment seems imperfect, Yet it does not outlive its usefulness. Great fullness seems empty, Yet it cannot be exhausted. Great straightness seems twisted. Great …

Fame or self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss; Which is more painful? He who is attached to …

The softest thing on the universe Overcomes the hardest thing in the universe. That without substance can enter where there is no room. Hence I …

The Tao begot one. One begot two. Two begot three. And three begot the ten thousand things. The ten thousand things carry yin and embrace …

The wise student hears of the Tao and practises it diligently. The average student hears of the Tao and gives it thought now and again. …

Returning is the motion of the Tao. Yielding is the way of the Tao. The ten thousand things are born of being. Being is born …