When all the world recognizes beauty as beauty, this in itself is ugliness. When all the world recognizes good as good, this in itself is evil. Indeed, the hidden and the manifest give birth to each other. Difficult and easy complement each other. Long and short exhibit each other. High […] Read more
Tao can be talked about, but not the Eternal Tao. Names can be named, but not the Eternal Name. As the origin of heaven-and-earth, it is nameless: As “the Mother” of all things, it is nameable. So, as ever hidden, we should look at its inner essence: As always manifest, […] Read more
When Noah is captain, what is there to fear? Read more
No one throws stones at a barren tree. Read more
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path. Read more
Deep in the sea are riches beyond compare. But if you seek safety, it is on the shore. Read more
I fear you will not reach Mecca, oh Nomad! For the road you are following leads to Turkestan. Read more
What Do sad people have in Common? It seems They have all built a shrine To the past And often go there And do a strange wail and Worship What is the beginning of Happiness? It is to stop being So religious Like That. Read more
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history. Read more
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. Read more