← Back to quotes

The Fountainless

"Tau is empty; in operation exhaustless. In its depth it seems the father (first ancestor) of all things. It blunts sharp angles. It unravels disorder. It softens the glare. It shares the dust. In tranquillity it seems ever to remain. I know not whose son it is. It appears to have been before God."

Author

Lao Tzu

All Translations

English

"Tau is empty; in operation exhaustless. In its depth it seems the father (first ancestor) of all things. It blunts sharp angles. It unravels disorder. It softens the glare. It shares the dust. In tranquillity it seems ever to remain. I know not whose son it is. It appears to have been before God."

Loading…
Loading the web debug toolbar…
Attempt #