Dharma & Dao

Tao Te Ching · Chapter 43 of 81

Chapter 43

modern paraphrase of James Legge's 1891 translation

Modern paraphrase. This is an AI-generated retelling in contemporary English (model: claude-opus-4-7). It is not the James Legge translation. The original is one click away.

  1. The softest thing in the world overcomes the hardest; what has no substance can enter where there is no opening. From this I know the value of acting without striving.

  2. Few in the world grasp the teaching that uses no words, or the benefit of non-action.

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