A route through the Daodejing · 4 chaptersKnowing enough, knowing when to stop

1. 9To hold a thing and fill it to the brim is not as good as…not yet coveredTo hold a thing and fill it to the brim is not as good as stopping in time. Hammer an edge…
2. 33One who knows others is clevernot yet coveredOne who knows others is clever; one who knows himself is clear-sighted. One who conquers o…
3. 44Your name or your lifenot yet coveredYour name or your life: which is dearer? Your life or your goods: which is worth more? Gai…
4. 46When the world has the Way, galloping horses are turned…not yet coveredWhen the world has the Way, galloping horses are turned back to haul manure. When the worl…

All 81 chapters of the Daodejing

Famous lines that were once written differentlyWhy water is closest to the WayDoes wuwei mean doing nothing?Laozi on warThe infant and the newbornPu: the uncarved blockReversal and returnThe Way and namesLaozi and Confucius: humaneness, rightness, ritualHow the sage treats the people