I don't believe in manlets I don't believe in traps

>I just believe in me.

What are you on anon? I believe that some magical elf is gonna save me from my misery, but myself? Na uh

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>>36840803
>anon

whoops forgive me, didn't look at you, Tom

>>36840821
James, please stop calling me by my real name

Best post in /r9k/ i've seen in a while.

Let limits be empty
the center be still
ten thousand things rise
we watch them return
creatures without number
all return
to their roots
return to their roots to be still
to be still to revive
to revive to endure
knowing how to endure is wisdom
not knowing is to suffer in vain
knowing how to endure is to be all-embracing
all embracing means impartial
impartial means the king
the king means Heaven
Heaven means the Way
and the Way means long life
life without trouble.

>>36840751
I'll have what he's having lol

He who rules men lives in confusion;
He who is ruled by men lives in sorrow.
He therefore desired
Neither to influence others
Nor to be influenced by them.
The way to get clear of confusion
And free of sorrow
Is to live with the Way
In the land of the great Void.

If a man is crossing a river
And an empty boat collides with his own skiff,
Even though he be a bad-tempered man
He will not become very angry.
But if he sees a man in the boat,
He will shout at him to steer clear.
If the shout is not heard, he will shout again,
And yet again, and begin cursing.
And all because there is somebody in the boat.
Yet if the boat were empty.
He would not be shouting, and not angry.

If you can empty your own boat
Crossing the river of the world,
No one will oppose you,
No one will seek to harm you.

The straight tree is the first to be cut down,
The spring of clear water is the first to be drained dry.
If you wish to improve your wisdom
And shame the ignorant,
To cultivate your character
And outshine others;
A light will shine around you
As if you had swallowed the sun and the moon:
You will not avoid calamity.

A wise man has said:
''He who is content with himself
Has done a worthless work.
Achievement is the beginning of failure.
Fame is beginning of disgrace.''

Who can free himself from achievement
And from fame, descend and be lost
Amid the masses of men?
He will flow like the Way, unseen,
He will go about like Life itself
With no name and no home.
Simple is he, without distinction.
To all appearances he is a fool.
His steps leave no trace. He has no power.
He achieves nothing, has no reputation.
Since he judges no one
No one judges him.
Such is the perfect man:
His boat is empty.