What does Lao Tzu mean by "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished"? Did he pro-claim this quote? I know Modern English didn't exist in his time, thus this is a translation. “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished” – Lao Tzu : quotes


I disagree. The quote is hyperbolic nonsense. It doesn't even appear in the Tao Te Ching, which leads me to believe that the quote is mis-attributed.
The closest approximation I can find comes from chapter 73: &quot;The way of Heaven (aka Nature) excels in laying plans though it appears to slack.&quot;1


What did he mean by &quot;everything is accomplished&quot;? What's &quot;everything&quot;?

I read Quora, I think Lao was wrong, because cancer, colds, and flus still can't be cured. In other words, cures haven't been accomplished. Thus everything is NOT accomplished.
Maybe the original quote is this one:

道常無為而無不為。


——老子 《道德經》

道 (The way/ nature) 常無為 (doesn't do anything) 而(but) 無不為 (everything is done )