知止不殆
Know when to stop and you're never in danger.
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching 44
The source
"Know when to stop and you're never in danger." Lao Tzu said it in Tao Te Ching 44. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
"知足不辱，知止不殆，可以長久。"Original Chinese, Tao Te Ching 44. 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 "Know when to stop and you're never in danger."?
- Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Source: Tao Te Ching 44.
- What is the original Chinese?
- 知足不辱，知止不殆，可以長久。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
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