“The wise men of antiquity, when they wished to make the whole world peaceful and happy, first put their own States into proper order. Before putting their States into proper order, they regulated their own families. Before regulating their families, they regulated themselves. Before regulating themselves, they tried to be sincere in their thoughts. Before being sincere in their thoughts, they tried to see things exactly as they really were.” MenWorldFirstsStatesWholeRealityOrderWiseWhole WorldPeacefulSincereAntiquityBeing Sincere Author:Confucius
“How cold the vacancy When the phantoms are gone and the shaken realist First sees reality. The mortal no Has its emptiness and tragic expirations.” FirstsRealityGoneColdMortalsEmptinessTragicRealismPhantomsRealistNegationVacancy Book:The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play Source: The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play