Chapter 17
In oldest times
the rulers were unknown.
The next age rulers were were both loved and praised.
The next age they were feared and then despised.
And then the rulers lost faith in the Tao.
Which meant the people’s faith was lost as well.
The next age rulers were were both loved and praised.
The next age they were feared and then despised.
And then the rulers lost faith in the Tao.
Which meant the people’s faith was lost as well.
The earliest
appeared irresolute
but reticence concealed great gravity.
Their work achieved complete success
and people said, We’re as we are, ourselves.
but reticence concealed great gravity.
Their work achieved complete success
and people said, We’re as we are, ourselves.
From
The New Tao Te-Ching http://buff.ly/1qxSx6j
