Great, it passes on (in constant flow).A great river begins as a single droplet. From that one solitary bead, others merge together. Soon, the water is a trickle. It slowly gains in size and force transforming from a creek to a stream and then to a mighty river.
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~
Being great, it flows
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~
Great means passing
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~
Something that great lasts.
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~
No matter how big and fierce it is when it joins another river, a lake or the ocean, it's good to remember that its flow began with one drop of water.
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