Dmitry

“χαλεπὰ τὰ καλά

Nothing beautiful without struggle.”
― Plato, The Republic

“Give evil nothing to oppose
and it will disappear by itself.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Чужелюбие вообще не входит в число наших добродетелей. Народы СССР
сожительствуют как школьники. Они знакомы лишь по классной парте да по
большой перемене, пока крошится мел.”
― Osip Mandelstam

“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