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Heaven's net is wide and loose, yet nothing slips through.

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching 73

The source

"Heaven's net is wide and loose, yet nothing slips through." Lao Tzu said it in Tao Te Ching 73. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"天網恢恢,疏而不失。"

Original Chinese, Tao Te Ching 73. 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 "Heaven's net is wide and loose, yet nothing slips through."?
Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Source: Tao Te Ching 73.
What is the original Chinese?
天網恢恢,疏而不失。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

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