Chapter 45

True perfection seems imperfect, yet it is perfectly itself; it's use is unending. True fullness seems empty, yet it is fully present; its use is inexhaustible. True straightness seems crooked. True wisdom seems foolish. True art seems artless. Great skill seems awkward. Allow things to happen and accept events as they come. The TAO needs nothing to be the TAO. Movement overcomes cold; stillness overcomes heat. be tranquil and know harmony and beauty. Be lord of the empire.