Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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“The pompous speak with an echo and at every sentence look for applause or flattery but contempt is the only reward for self-satisfaction.


Balthasar Gracian 1601 – 1658 CE via Joseph Jacobs, Shan Dao chapter #141
from Art of Worldly Wisdom

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