Chapter 49: The Sage Has No Mind of His Own

Published: Nov. 14, 2021, 10:55 p.m.

Chapter 49

The sage has no mind of his own. 
He is aware of the needs of others.

I am good to people who are good. 
I am also good to people who are not good. 
Because Virtue is goodness. 
I have faith in people who are faithful. 
I also have faith in people who are not faithful. 
Because Virtue is faithfulness.

The sage is shy and humble - to the world he seems confusing. 
Others look to him and listen. 
He behaves like a little child.

Chapter 49 of Tao Te Ching, as translated by Gia-Fu Feng (馮家福 Feng Jia-fu, 1919–1985) and Jane English (1942–), Vintage Books, 1989

 

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