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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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TextHe 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 Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Texts of Taoism, Part I (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 39) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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