I know hereby what advantage belongs to doing nothing (with a purpose).
Lao TzuThe great Tao (or way) is very level and easy; but people love the by-ways.
Lao TzuThat which is meddling, touching everything,
Lao TzuWill work but ill, and disappointment bring.
Lao TzuI will be fond of keeping still, and the people will of themselves become correct.
Lao TzuFor regulating the human (in our constitution) and rendering the (proper) service to the heavenly, there is nothing like moderation.
Lao TzuTherefore all in the world delight to exalt him and do not weary of him.
Lao TzuBecause he does not strive, no one finds it possible to strive with him.
Lao TzuThe first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.
Lao TzuAbstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature. A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day. To whom is it that these (two) things are owing? To Heaven and Earth. If Heaven and Earth cannot make such (spasmodic) actings last long, how much less can a man!
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