The mark of a moderate woman is freedom from her own ideas.
~ Lao Zi
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The mark of a moderate woman is freedom from her own ideas.
~ Lao Zi
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The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.
~ Confucius
We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.
~ Marcel Proust
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For some people, social media is inconsequential — a cat photo here, a banana slip TikTok there. For others, it’s all-consuming — a helpless catapult into a slurry of anxiety, self-harm and depression. To each his own internet.
~ Pamela Paul via The New York Times
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By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning.
~ Lao Zi
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Thus it is that the superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of Heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.
~ Confucius
When a country is well governed, poverty and a mean condition are things to be ashamed of. When a country is ill governed, riches and honor are things to be ashamed of.
~ Confucius