Lao Tzu Tao Teachings - Verse 53

If I have even little sense,
I will walk upon the great path of Tao
and only fear straying from it.

This Great Way is straight and smooth
yet people often prefer the side roads.

The courtyard is well kept
but the fields are full of weeds,
and the granaries stand empty.

Still, there are those of us
who wear elegant clothes, carry sharp swords,
pamper ourselves with food and drink
and have more possessions than we can use.

These are the actions of robbers.
This is certainly far from the Tao.

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