2024-09-05 05:48
To know people is wisdom,
but to know yourself is enlightenment.
To master people takes force,
but to master yourself takes strength.
To know contentment is wealth,
and to live with strength resolve.
To never leave whatever you are
is to abide,
and to die without getting lost —
that is to live on and on.
- Tao Te Ching ch. 33
I have been reading a translation of Tao Te Ching as part of a recent intellectual curiosity towards Taoism, and I am often struck by its beauty ☯️