måndag 6 augusti 2012

knowledge and humility

Snubblade över en väldigt fin dikt om kunskap och ödmjukhet från Tao Te Ching, en väldigt gammal kinesisk text.


Knowing others is wisdom;
Knowing the self is enlightenment.
Mastering others requires force;
Mastering the self requires strength;
He who knows he has enough is rich.
Perseverance is a sign of will power.
He who stays where he is endures.
To die but not to perish is to be eternally present. 


Cheers,

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