Andrei Birladeanu

“Tao Te Ching – Verse 78
Nothing in the world
is as soft and yielding as water.
Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible,
nothing can surpass it.

The soft overcomes the hard;
the gentle overcomes the rigid.
Everyone knows this is true,
but few can put it into practice.

Therefore the Master remains
serene in the midst of sorrow.
Evil cannot enter his heart.
Because he has given up helping,
he is people’s greatest help.

True words seem paradoxical.

(translation by Stephen Mitchell, 1995)”
― Lao Tzu

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
― Mark Twain

“there is direction but there is no destination”
― Carl R. Rogers

“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”
― Sigmund Freud