Sunday, May 27, 2012

SEVENTY-THREE

A brave and passionate man will kill or be killed.

A brave and calm man will always preserve life.

Of these two which is good and which is harmful?

Some things are not favored by heaven. Who knows why?

Even the wise is unsure of this.


The great Tao of heaven does not strive, and yet it overcomes.

It does not speak, and yet is answered.

It does not ask, yet is supplied with all its needs.

It seems at ease, and yet it follows a plan of action.

Heaven's net casts wide as the ocean below.

Though its meshes are coarse, nothing slips through.

LAO TSU.

No comments:

Post a Comment