WAY AND VIRTUE:
Reliable words are not pretty;
pretty words are not reliable.
Insights are not learned;
learning does not produce insights.
What is good does not need pretty words;
pretty words are no good.
Good is not excessive;
excess is no good.
The wise doesn’t accumulate things;
he gives to people, having already more himself.
The spirit of heaven is beneficial, it causes no harm;
the wise way for people is to act without striving.
— Lao Zi, Daodejing 道德经, #81 — inspired by study group with Elena Camesi Janke
“Welcome to the moment” — remembering the future
Way and virtue before dropping the leaves
