When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, There arises the recognition of… — Lao Tzu
When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty, There arises the recognition of ugliness. When they all know the good as good, There arises the recognition of evil.
In the original Chinese
天下皆知美之为美 斯恶矣 皆知善之为善 斯不善矣
Tao Te Ching · 400 BC
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Laozi [Lao Tzu]. "The Natural Way of Lao Tzu." A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy, translated by Wing-Tsit Chan. Princeton University Press, 1969, ch. 2.
Original citation
Laozi [Lao Tzu]. 道德經 [Tao Te Ching]. c. 400 BC, ch. 2.
