Saturday, August 14, 2010

Quotation of the day for August 14, 2010

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Quotation of the Day for August 14, 2010



"Thirty spokes unite at the hub
but the ultimate use of the wheel depends on the part where nothing exists.

"Clay is molded into a vessel
but the ultimate use of the vessel depends upon the part where nothing exists.

"Doors and windows are cut out of the walls of a house
but the ultimate use of the house depends upon the parts where nothing exists.

"So, there is advantage in using what can be seen, what exists.
And there is also advantage in using what cannot be seen, what is non-existent."

- Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 11 [translated by Frank J. MacHovec (1962)]

[http://www.earlywomenmasters.net/tao/ch_11.html]

Submitted by: Kelly Groves
Aug. 6, 2010

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