A true traveller never takes a beaten road
A true speaker has an answer to every question
A true researcher has solved all problems
A story that holds water needs no confirmation
Nobody can refute a watertight story
One who sees how perfectly everything is connected with everything
Needs no theories or opinions, and no one can bring him to doubt
That’s [...]
Heavy is the source of that which is light
The unmoved mover is the origin of all movement
Therefore a true human being can be in motion all day
Not because it is him moving himself
But because he just floats on life
Like a spectator he enjoys the wonderful and sparkling creation
Why should he, as the centre of the [...]
Before Creation revealed itself
There was already something, perfect but formless
Quiet and unchanging
Ubiquitous and inexhaustible
People might consider it as the creating force of everything that is
I cannot describe it, but I just call it Tao
If I have to interpret it , I would name it “The Universe”
With that Universe I mean that which extends itself everywhere
The [...]
One who stands on tiptoe, doesn’t stand firmly
One who walks in a forced way, doesn’t come far
One who is vain, doesn’t shine
One who justifies oneself, isn’t credible
One who brags, will be unmasked
One who works one’s way up, humiliates oneself
To a wise man these are nothing but follies
One who lives righteously and honestly, refrains oneself from [...]
One who knows oneself doesn’t need a lot of words
A whirlwind doesn’t last all morning
A shower doesn’t last a whole day
Where do wind and rain come from?
They sprout from nature
If nature doesn’t endure its rains and storms
Then why should a human being have to talk so much?
So the One who follows his conscience, coincides with [...]
Dissension becomes unity
The impure becomes pure
The voids shall be filled
The old becomes new
One who has nothing, receives everything
One who has a lot, receives nothing
One who is wise cherishes simplicity and in this way he is an example to the world
He is modest and therefore he excels
He doesn’t have to prove himself and that’s why people [...]
