Thursday, March 12, 2026

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu (c. 6th-5th century BCE)

“There is no crime greater than having too many
desires;
There is no greater disaster than not being content.”

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

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