Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Therefore having and not having arise together. Difficult and easy complement each other. Long and short contrast each other. High and low rest upon each other. Voice and sound harmonize each other. Front and back follow one another.


Tao Te Ching (ed. Vintage, 1989) - ISBN: 9780679724346

Lao Tzu Quotes

Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Therefore having and...

Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Therefore having and...

Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Therefore having and...

Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Therefore having and...