To: taoism-studies-l@coombs.anu.edu.au
From: tyagi nagasiva
Quoting: Laotse: Lin Yutang transl.
Date: 49940727


'True words are not fine-sounding;
  Fine-sounding words are not true.
 A good man does not argue;
  He who argues is not a good man.
 The wise one does not know many things;
  He who knows many things is not wise.
...
'The Tao of Heaven
  Blesses, but does not harm.
 The Way of the Sage
  Accomplishes, but does not contend.'

_The Wisdom of Laotse_, 81. The Way of Heaven, 
	by Laotse, transl. Lin Yutang

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'Banish wisdom, discard knowledge,
  And the people shall profit a hundredfold;
 Banish 'humanity,' discard 'justice,'
  And the people shall recover love of their kin....'

Ibid, 19. Realize the Simple Self, 
	by Laotse, transl. Lin Yutang
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'A man's work, however finished it seem,
 Continues as long as he live;
 A man, however perfect he seem,
 Is needed as long as he live:
 As long as truth appears falsity,
 The seer is a fool.
 The prophet is a dumb lout.
 If you want to keep warm keep stirring about.
 Keep still if you want to keep cool,
 And in all the world one day no doubt
 Your way shall be the rule.'

_The Way of Life_, 45, Lao Tzu, transl. Witter Bynner

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