[pct-l] Tao Te Ching

[rellinwood at worldnet.att.net (Robert Ellinwood)]

> "Thirty spokes converge on a single hub,
> but it is in the space where there is nothing
> that the usefulness of the cart lies.
> 
> Clay is molded to make a pot,
> but it is in the space where there is nothing
> that the usefulness of the clay pot lies.
> 
> Cut out doors and windows to make a room,
> but it is in the spaces where there is nothing
> that the usefulness of the room lies.
> 
> Therefore,
> 
> Benefit may be derived from something,
> but it is in nothing that we find usefulness."
> 
both of these are from Tao Te Ching, est. ~300  B.C.


Nice one, Greg.     I also like:

??Who will prefer the jingle of jade pendants
If he once has heard stone growing in a cliff??     Tao Te Ching

Dr Bob