Tao Te Ching, by Lau-Tzu (verses 51 - 60)

Written by: Lau-Tzu
Published on: March 13, 2012
Category: Tao Te Ching

Translated by J. H. McDonald (1996)

51

The Tao gives birth to all of creation.
The virtue of Tao in nature nurtures them,
and their family gives them their form.
Their environment then shapes them into completion.
That is why every creature honors the Tao and its virtue.