Tao Te Ching, Verse 26

Seductions


Inner strength is the master
Of all frivolities.
Tranquility is the master
Of all agitated emotions.

Those who succumb to frivolities
Have lost their inner strength.
Those who succumb to agitated emotions
Have lost their tranquility.

The wise cultivate
Inner strength and tranquility.
That is why they are not seduced
By addictive temptations.

Verse 26
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