When virtue is lost benevolence appears when benevolence is lost right conduct appears when right conduct is lost expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth, it is the beginning of disorder.
When I let go of what I am I become what I might be.
If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
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