"In the Golden Age, Rulers were unknown...." - Quote by Lao Tzu

“Battles are followed by years of famine.”

“The more we give to others, the more we are increased.”

“The reason for great distress is the body. Without it, what distress could there be?”

“The administration of government lies in getting proper men. Such men are to be got by means of the ruler's own character. That character is to be cultivated by his treading in the ways of duty. And the treading those ways of duty is to be cultivated by the cherishing of benevolence.”

“Laws that do not embody public opinion can never be enforced.”

“There are times where I've made mistakes or our administration hasn't always aligned ourselves with the values we need to align ourselves with. It's a work of constant improvement.”

“Old & New put their stamp to everything in Nature. The snowflake that is now falling is marked by both. The present moment gives the motion & the color of the flake: Antiquity, its form & properties. All things wear a luster which is the gift of the present & a tarnish of time.”

“All things fall and are built again,And those that build them again are gay.”

“You can remember, a single deluge only, but there were many previous ones.”