Archives: Tao Te Ching

Sincere language may not be beautiful, But beautiful language is rarely sincere. The righteous do not have much to say,[…]

The ideal society would be small, with a modest population, And enough resource to amass an army, Yet no recourse[…]

After making peace with an adversary There is usually some lingering enmity. What can be done about this? To expedite[…]

Nothing in the world is as soft and accommodating as water, And yet for overcoming the hard and inflexible, There[…]

Tao is like an archer’s bow: As it performs, the high is pulled down, And the low is raised up.[…]

At birth, man is supple and soft, At death, he is stiff and brittle. When full of life, grasses and[…]

The people are only poor, Because they’ve been pillaged by the powerful. The meek are only a mess, Because they’ve[…]

If people are no longer afraid to die, Then death will be no deterrent. They only commit capital crimes When[…]

Heroism has two faces: Courage with caution may conserve life. But feats of foolhardiness foster death. Bravery can help, or[…]

As soon as the people no longer respect authority, A far more insidious force will descend upon society. Therefore, Do[…]