Tao Te Ching: Seventy-Three { Philosophy Index }

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Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching

Seventy-Three

He whose boldness appears in his daring is put to death;
he whose boldness appears in his not daring (to do so) lives on.
Of these two cases the one appears to be advantageous,
and the other to be injurious.

But when Heaven’s anger smites a man,
Who the cause shall truly scan?

On this account the sage feels a difficulty.

It is the way of Heaven not to strive,
and yet it skilfully overcomes;
not to speak, and yet it is skilful in obtaining a reply;
does not call, and yet men come to it of themselves.
Its demonstrations are quiet, and yet its plans are skilful and effective.
The meshes of the net of Heaven are large; far apart, but letting nothing escape.

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Title: Tao Te Ching
(Dao De Jing or Daodejing)
Written: ~6th Century BCE
Author: Lao Tzu
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