Twenty-Third Chapter: Tao-te Ching
Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on April 4, 2008Twenty-Third Chapter:
Tao-te Ching
Nature says few words.
For the same reason a whirlwind does not last a whole morning.
Nor does a rainstorm last a whole day.
What causes them? Heaven and Earth – Nature.
Express yourself. Then say little.
Exaggerated action cannot be sustained.
If Heaven and Earth cannot sustain them,
How much less can man.
Those who follow the Way become one [...]