Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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“We fail to take into account the sources of our desires when we make moral choices, not recognizing, for example, that the desire for great wealth or reputation is so empty and vain.”

Philodemus Φιλόδημος 110 – 35 BCE
(of Gadara)

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Themes

Desire

Wealth