CarolC and Little Hawk:

I think it's you who agree with me. My point is that the headline quote attributed to Lao Tzu does not make that very point, you are reading that into it. In other words, we've moved on.

Tried "The Tao of Pooh" and just couldn't get into it, mainly I guess because there is so much to learn from original Pooh.


#46

"When the Tao is present in the universe, the horses haul manure.
When the Tao is absent from the universe, war horses are bred outside the city.
There is no greater sin than desire;
No greater curse than discontent;
No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself.
Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."


Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp
or what's a heaven for?

Robert Browning