Knowledge

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  1. : )
     
  2. Cute.
     
  3. That was well done. :)
     
  4. All I know, is that I know nothing ~ Socrates

    A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool ~ Shakespeare
     
  5. The Master, by residing in the Tao,
    sets an example for all beings.
    Because he doesn't display himself,
    people can see his light.
    Because he has nothing to prove,
    people can trust his words.
    Because he doesn't know who he is,
    people recognize themselves in him.
    Because he has no goad in mind,
    everything he does succeeds.

    OR

    Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of
    humility), and manifests it to all the world. He is free from self-
    display, and therefore he shines; from self-assertion, and therefore
    he is distinguished; from self-boasting, and therefore his merit is
    acknowledged; from self-complacency, and therefore he acquires
    superiority. It is because he is thus free from striving that
    therefore no one in the world is able to strive with him.

    OR

    Yield and remain whole
    Bend and remain straight
    Be low and become filled
    Be worn out and become renewed
    Have little and receive
    Have much and be confused
    Therefore the sages hold to the one as an example for the world
    Without flaunting themselves – and so are seen clearly
    Without presuming themselves – and so are distinguished
    Without praising themselves – and so have merit
    Without boasting about themselves – and so are lasting

    Because they do not contend, the world cannot contend with them
    What the ancients called "the one who yields and remains whole"
    Were they speaking empty words?
    Sincerity becoming whole, and returning to oneself


    -Different translations of Tao Te Ching. Lao Tzu (Part 22)
     
  6. Nice words of wisdom there ^^