Tao Te Ching

The Power of Goodness, the Wisdom Beyond Words
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“All ought to refrain from marriage who cannot avoid abject poverty for their children.”

Charles Darwin 1809 – 1882 CE
from Descent of Man

Comments (1)

  1. Shan Dao
    Shan Dao 4 years ago
    They 'ought' but they won't. Studies show that the more poverty, the more children. The best way to avoid abject poverty for the children is to alleviate parental poverty.
 

Themes

Poverty

Marriage