The Three Principle Texts of Daoism translated by ... - Bad Request

The Sage does not care to hoard. The more he uses forthe benefit of others, the more he possesses himself. Themore he gives to his fellow-men, the more he has of hisown.The truest sayings are paradoxical.iscellaneousSayings AndMPreceptsBY many words wit is exhausted; it is better topreserve a mean. The excellence of a dwelling isits site; the excellence of a mind is its profundity;the excellence of giving is charitableness; the excellenceof speech is truthfulness; the excellence of government isorder; the excellence of action is ability; the excellenceof movement is timeliness.He who grasps more than he can hold, would be betterwithout any. If a house is crammed with treasures of goldand jade, it will be impossible to guard them all.