Tisra Til
2022-05-09 23:54:21 UTC
Stanza 81
True words are not necessarily beautiful.
Beautiful words are not necessarily true.
One who is achieved does not argue,
And one who argues is not achieved.
One who knows the deepest truth
Does not need segmented information.
One who knows vast amounts of information
May not know the truth.
One of deep virtue
is not occupied with amassing material goods,
Yet the more he lives for others,
the richer his life becomes.
The more he gives, the more his life abounds.
The subtle Way of the universe is beneficial, not harmful.
The integral nature of a person
is to extend one's virtue unconditionally
and to contend with no one.
Translation of Tao teh Ching, by Hua-Ching Ni
True words are not necessarily beautiful.
Beautiful words are not necessarily true.
One who is achieved does not argue,
And one who argues is not achieved.
One who knows the deepest truth
Does not need segmented information.
One who knows vast amounts of information
May not know the truth.
One of deep virtue
is not occupied with amassing material goods,
Yet the more he lives for others,
the richer his life becomes.
The more he gives, the more his life abounds.
The subtle Way of the universe is beneficial, not harmful.
The integral nature of a person
is to extend one's virtue unconditionally
and to contend with no one.
Translation of Tao teh Ching, by Hua-Ching Ni