There is no greater evil than desire. There is no greater disaster than discontent; The biggest cause of disaster is to want (desire).

Lao Tzu's Thrift Forty-six.

contentment is always a joy, and the phrase "Lao Tzu's Thrift Forty-sixth" says: "The sin is greater than wanting, and the disaster is greater than not being satisfied; The blame is greater than the desire. Therefore, content is always enough. "

it means: there is no greater evil than indulgence of desire, and there is no greater evil than dissatisfaction; There is nothing more wrong than greed. Therefore, people who know satisfaction will always feel satisfied and happy.

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Lao Tzu's main achievements:

Lao Tzu's achievements are mainly reflected in the book Lao Tzu. Laozi, also known as The Tao Te Ching or The Tao Te Ching, and The Book of Changes and The Analects of Confucius are considered to be the three masterpieces with the most profound influence on China people. The date of its completion was controversial in the past, but it is still uncertain. However, according to the date of Laozi, a bamboo slip unearthed in Guodian in 1993, the date of its completion was at least in the middle and early Warring States period.

This book * * * is about 5, words. It was originally called Laozi without the name of Tao Te Ching. Later, it was called the Tao Te Ching, and it was divided into 81 chapters, which were divided into two parts, the first one was 37 chapters, and the next one was 44 chapters. The ideological structure of the book is: Tao is the "body" of virtue, and virtue is the "use" of Tao.