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Tao Te Ching 33

Tao Te Ching

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The first paragraph. Legge's parenthesis is his own. The chapter's second paragraph, on dying without perishing, is not quoted here.

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Passage
Text
He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty. He who is satisfied with his lot is rich; he who goes on acting with energy has a (firm) will. 1
Reference
Tao Te Ching 33 1
Reference Scheme
Chapter Only 1
Translation
Translation
The Texts of Taoism, Part I (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 39) 1
Translator
James Legge 1
Meaning
Theme
self-mastery 1
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1. The Texts of Taoism, Part I (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 39)
James Legge, Clarendon Press / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1891Tao Te Ching 33View the Source
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