Thursday, September 13, 2012

Chapter 76

Men are born soft and supple;
dead, they are stiff and hard.
Plants are born tender and pliant;
dead, they are brittle and dry.


Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchel

Chapter 75

When taxes are too high,
people go hungry.
When the government is too intrusive,
people lose their spirit.

Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchel

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Chapter 74

If you realize that all things change,
there is nothing you will try to hold on to.
If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve.