Dmitry

“Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself.”
― Baruch Spinoza, Ethics

“Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hiding, a way of too instantly transforming pain into honey.”
― John Updike

“Do you want to improve the world?
I don't think it can be done.

The world is sacred.
It can't be improved.
If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it.
If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it.

There is a time for being ahead,
a time for being behind;
a time for being in motion,
a time for being at rest;
a time for being vigorous,
a time for being exhausted;
a time for being safe,
a time for being in danger.

The Master sees things as they are,
without trying to control them.
She lets them go their own way,
and resides at the center of the circle.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”
― Lao Tzu