Tao Te Ching, by Lau-Tzu (verses 71 - 81)

Written by: Lau-Tzu
Published on: April 20, 2012
Category: Tao Te Ching

Translated by J. H. McDonald (1996)

71
Knowing you don't know is wholeness.
Thinking you know is a disease.
Only by recognizing that you have an illness
can you move to seek a cure.

The Master is whole because
she sees her illnesses and treats them,
and thus is able to remain whole.

72
When people become overly bold,
then disaster will soon arrive.

Do not meddle with people's livelihood;
by respecting them they will in turn respect you.

Therefore, the Master knows herself but is not arrogant.
She loves herself but also loves others.
This is how she is able to make appropriate choices.