Tao Te Ching -45


Great perfection seems incomplete,
Yet its use is never impaired.
Great fullness seems empty,
Yet its use is never exhausted.
Great straightness seems bent,
Great skill seems clumsy,
Great eloquence seems hesitant.

Movement conquers cold;
Stillness conquers heat.
Clarity and tranquility
Set the standard for the world.

Translated by Chiyan Wang

Edited by R. Smitheram and N. Wang



















True perfection seems imperfect,
yet it is perfectly itself.
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