A great nation is like a great man:

When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.

Having realized it, he admits it.

Having admitted it, he corrects it.

He considers those who point out his faults

as his most benevolent teachers.

He thinks of his enemy

as the shadow that (s)he [her]self casts."

- Tao Te Ching




Lao Tzu
(604 B.C.-517 B.C.)
Chinese silk painting,
British Museum

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