All things come from the Tao Nourished by its outpouring With matter they take shape With use perfects them Therefore all things Without...

All men live, all men die But some men want to live forever And so perish early For it is the undying cancer cell that destroys By its...

The sage does not distinguish between himself and the world The needs of others are as his own He is good to those who are good But he is...

The student of knowledge gains as much as he can every day The student of Tao loses as much every day There is loss upon loss until At...

The world may be known without stepping outside one's home The Tao may be seen without looking out a window The further you go, the less...

When the Tao rules the world Horses bear manure in the fields When nations ignore the Tao Horses bear soldiers through the streets There...

Rare perfection seems incomplete, Yet does not decay Rare abundance seems empty, Yet does not fail A rare truth seems contradictory; Rare...

What is dearer, health or reputation? What has more worth, health or possessions? What is more troublesome, profit or loss? Passionate...

Lughnasadh is one of the four ancient fire festivals. One might call Lughnasadh (August 1st) and Imbolc (February 1st) the lost...

Water, the softest of substances Overcomes hard stone For being insubstantial, It requires no opening There is the benefit of action...