a couple passages

20 July 2019

tao te jing 45 & 46:

What's perfectly whole seems flawed, but you can use it forever. What's perfectly full seems empty, but you can't use it up. True straightness looks crooked. Great skill looks clumsy. Real eloquence seems to stammer. To be comfortable in the cold, keep moving. To be comfortable in the heat, hold still. To be comfortable in the world, stay calm and clear.

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When the world's on the Way, they use horses to haul manure. When the world gets off the Way, they breed warhorses on the common. The greatest evil is wanting more. The worst of luck is discontent. Greed's the curse of life. To know enough is enough is enough to know.

Cheers!

周培森