Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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“When the country is at peace, no one thinks about kindness and the people are free from desire. When the Tao prevails, kindness and justice vanish like the stars fading when the sun appears.”

Heshang Gong 河上公 202 – 157 BCE
(Ho-shang Kung or "Riverside Sage”)

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Chapters

Chapter 18
The Sick Society

Themes

Justice

Kindness

Peace