"Fill your bowl to the brim
and it will spill.
Keep sharpening your knife
and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security
and your heart will never unclench.
Care about people's approval
and you will be their prisoner.
Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity."
—Lao-tzu (from TAO TE CHING as translated by Stephen Mitchell)
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4 comments:
But if you're too serene, would you even do any work?
Amen...
Suzanne
I love Stephen Mitchell's translations, they make the treasures accessible.
I agree Robert and Suzanne. As for tpw, depends on the work...
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