Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. – Lao Tzu
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. – Lao Tzu
Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good. – Lao Tzu
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. – Lao Tzu
Complication has penetrated everywhere. Few people have an immediate insight into moral truth such as nature has revealed it. Almost all men, even the least cultivated, only see invisible things through phrases. Intuition is very rare, ready-made phrases are common and cheap. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847), Philosophy. First Section: Pure Philosophy. C