“A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.”
The Way of Life, According to Laotzu, 1944.
Harold Witter Bynner, also known by the pen name Emanuel Morgan, was an American poet, writer and scholar, known for his long residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and association with other literary figures there. Wikipedia
“A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.”
The Way of Life, According to Laotzu, 1944.
“I am a miser of my memories of you
And will not spend them.”
Coins, in The Beloved Stranger: Two Books of Song & a Divertisement for the Unknown Lover, 1919.
Translation of Laozi's Tao Te Ching.
The Way of Life, According to Laotzu, 1944.