Poem of the Day » Lao Tzu http://www.shortpoems.org/poem Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:19:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Tao Te Ching Verse 81 http://www.shortpoems.org/poem/tao-te-ching-verse-81/ http://www.shortpoems.org/poem/tao-te-ching-verse-81/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 18:07:00 +0000 tejvan http://www.shortpoems.org/poem/2008/05/30/tao-te-ching-verse-81/ True words aren’t eloquent;
eloquent words aren’t true.
Wise men don’t need to prove their point;
men who need to prove their point aren’t wise.

The Master has no possessions.
The more he does for others,
the happier he is.
The more he gives to others,
the wealthier he is.

The Tao nourishes by not forcing.
By not dominating, the Master leads.

~

Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching

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