He who values himself more than the world can be entrusted with the world. He who loves himself more than the world can be charged with the world.
— Laozi Ancient

Founder of Taoism

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Tao Te Ching, Chapter 13

Date / Period

6th century BCE (approximate)

Category

Shocking

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https://terebess.hu/english/tao/chan.html#chap13

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