Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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“What could be less reasonable than to choose as ruler of a state the oldest son of a queen? We do not choose as captain of a ship the most highly born of those aboard. Such a law would be ridiculous and unjust, but because men are, and always will be, as they are, it becomes reasonable and just... Reason cannot do any better, because civil war is the greatest of evils.”

Blaise Pascal 1623 – 1662 CE
One of the greatest French writers of all time
from Pensée

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