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About Lao Tzu
601 BC – 531 BC
Ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, traditionally the founder of Taoism. The Tao Te Ching, attributed to him, is among the most translated works in world literature.
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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
“Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.”
“All becoming and growing—all that guarantees a future—involves pain.”
“Things have their root and their branches. Affairs have their end and their beginning.”
“Great is the art of beginning, but greater the art is of ending.”