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Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, ch. 44

Verified passage
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.”
Lao TzuTao Te Ching, ch. 44 · c. 400 BCTrans. James Legge, 1891 — public domain

Reflection

Contentment now, ambition still allowed.

Source record

Author
Lao Tzu
Original source
Tao Te Ching, ch. 44
Original date
c. 400 BC
Edition used
Trans. James Legge, 1891 — public domain
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