Monday, January 17, 2011

Chapter 63

Act without doing;

work without effort.

Think of the small as large

and the few as many.

Confront the difficult

while it is still easy;

accomplish the great task

by a series of small acts.

The Master never reaches for the great,

thus she achieves greatness.


Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchel

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Chapter 62

The Tao is the center of the universe,

the good man's treasure,

the bad man's refuge.

Honors can be bought with fine words,

respect can be won with good deeds,

but the Tao is beyond all value,

and no one can achieve it.


Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchel