Lao Tzu Says: The Truth in this World is Expressed in Simple, Plain Language
Words may be plain but not beautiful, beautiful words may not be true. Virtuous people don't argue excessively, those who argue excessively are not virtuous. Wise people don't seek breadth, those who seek breadth know nothing.
The Sage does not accumulate for himself, nor does he give to others and then expect more from them. The Tao of Heaven benefits all things without harming. The Tao of the Sage is to act without contention.
Truthful words aren't necessarily beautiful, beautiful words aren't necessarily true. Newton's three laws, Einstein's theory of relativity – descriptions never use adjectives. All truths are inherently simple and unadorned.
Kind people don't engage in elaborate flattery; those who do are not truly kind. A truly knowledgeable person doesn't boast their knowledge to everyone; those who do aren't truly wise.
One who understands the Grand Tao doesn't consider possession or wealth as the value of life, but rather strives to give and serve society. The more one gives, the richer one becomes.
The Grand Tao is to allow all things to flourish, to provide a way for all life to survive. Those who attain the Tao should follow it, striving to give and act, not to compete and seize.
