Tao Te King 81

 

 

La parole authentique
N'est pas séduisante
La parole séduisante
N'est pas authentique

Le bien n'argumente pas
L'argument ne fait pas le bien
La connaissance n'est pas le vaste savoir
Le vaste savoir ignore la connaissance

Le Saint n'accumule pas
Plus il fait pour les autres
Plus il a pour lui-même
Plus il donne aux autres
Plus il s'enrichit

La Voie du Ciel
Avantage et ne nuit pas
La Voie du Saint
Agit et ne conteste pas

( par Claude Larre )

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True words are not fine-sounding;
Fine-sounding words are not true.
The good man does not prove by argument;
And he who proves by argument is not good.
True wisdom is different from much learning;
Much learning means little wisdom.
The Sage has no need to hoard;
When his own last scrap has been used up on behalf of others,
Lo, he has more than before!
When his own last scrap has been used up in giving to others,
Lo, he has more than before!
When his own last scrap has been used up in giving to others,
Lo, his stock is even greater than before!
For Heaven's way is to sharpen without cutting,
And the Sage's way is to act without striving.

     ( by Arthur Waley )


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