“Military weapons are the means used by the Sage to punish violence and cruelty, to give peace to troublous times, to remove difficulties and dangers, and to succor those who are in peril. Every animal with blood in its veins and horns on its head will fight when it is attacked. How much more so will man, who carries in his breast the faculties of love and hatred, joy and anger! When he is pleased, a feeling of affection springs up within him; when angry, his poisoned sting is brought into play. That is the natural law which governs his being” MenGivingMeanWarPlayFeelingsLawUsedJoyFightingNaturalAnimalViolenceBloodMilitaryDangerWeaponsSpringHatredDifficultyAngryAffectionCrueltyBreastsRemoveCarrieFacultySageVeinsPerilHornsNatural LawHatred And LoveMilitary WeaponsViolence And Cruelty Author:Sima Qian
“When thou cam'st first, Thou strok'st me and made much of me; wouldst give me Water with berries in't; and teach me how To name the bigger light, and how the less, That burn by day and night; and then I loved thee And showed thee all the qualities o' th' isle, The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile.” GivingFirstsMadeLightNightNamesWaterQualityTeachSpringBiggerGive MeAstronomyTheePitsDay And NightBarrenFertileTempestBerriesIsleGonzalo From TempestCaliban Book:Four Late Plays Source: Four Late Plays
“Order is the disposition of things in which each gives to the other its room, its own proper place. That's the external aspect. The other is that order that springs from love: there's no other way of establishing order except through love.” WayGivingOrderRoomsSpringAspectDisposition Author:David Steindl-Rast
“Victory will belong only to those who have faith in the people, those who are immersed in the life-giving spring of popular creativity.” PeopleGivingCreativityVictorySpringHave Faith Author:Vladimir Lenin