Tao Te Ching, by Lau-Tzu (verses 11-20)

Written by: Lau-Tzu
Published on: January 19, 2012
Category: Tao Te Ching

Translated by J. H. McDonald (1996)

11

Thirty spokes are joined together in a wheel,
but it is the center hole
that allows the wheel to function.

We mold clay into a pot,
but it is the emptiness inside
that makes the vessel useful.