Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Lao Tzu

 

Lao Tzu (6th Century BCE)

“He who tiptoes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk.”

  • From Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching (Book One, XXIV), translated by D. C. Lau (Penguin Classics, 1963).

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