"Those who know do not talk. Those..." - Quote by Lao Tzu
Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.
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“In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.”
“The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.”
“People take death lightly. They expect too much of life. That is why people take death lightly.”
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“It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right --especially when one is right.”
“The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.”
“The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion.”
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“Whoever thinks much and to good purpose easily forgets his own experiences, but not the thoughts which these experiences have called forth.”
“I seek the truth...it is only persistence in self-delusion and ignorance that does harm.”
“The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.”