“ To be content with what one has is to be rich. He that works through violence may get his way ”
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching. copy citation
| Author | Lao Tzu |
|---|---|
| Source | Tao Te Ching |
| Topic | violence work |
| Date | |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Arthur Waley |
| Weblink | https://terebess.hu/english/tao/waley.html |
Context
“As streams and torrents flow into a great river or sea.
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To understand others is to have knowledge;
To understand oneself is to be illumined.
To conquer others needs strength;
To conquer oneself is harder still.
To be content with what one has is to be rich.
He that works through violence may get his way;
But only what stays in its place
Can endure.
When one dies one is not lost, there is no other longevity.
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Great Tao is like a boat that drifts;
It can go this way; it can go that.
The ten thousand creatures owe their existence to it and it does not disown them;”
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