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Give to others and you have more.

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching 81

The source

"Give to others and you have more." Lao Tzu said it in Tao Te Ching 81. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"既以與人己愈多"

Original Chinese, Tao Te Ching 81. Chinese: Wang Bi edition via zh.wikisource.

Who said it

Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Keeper of the archives at the Zhou court, by tradition the author of the Tao Te Ching: eighty-one short chapters on water, softness and knowing when to stop.

Questions

Who said "Give to others and you have more."?
Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Source: Tao Te Ching 81.
What is the original Chinese?
既以與人己愈多. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

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