Rather give a foot than push an inch.
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching 69
The source
"Rather give a foot than push an inch." Lao Tzu said it in Tao Te Ching 69. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
"不敢進寸而退尺"Original Chinese, Tao Te Ching 69. 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 "Rather give a foot than push an inch."?
- Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Source: Tao Te Ching 69.
- What is the original Chinese?
- 不敢進寸而退尺. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
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