Tao Te Ching: Forty Two

13 Feb

The Tao begot one.
One begot two.
Two begot three.
And three begot the ten thousand things…

One gains by losing
And loses by gaining.

What others teach, I also teach; that is:
“A violent man will die a violent death!”
This will be the essence of my teaching.

* The final post from this Chinese classic will come tomorrow, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

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