The honour is in himself, and cannot be lost by change of condition, nor exhausted by countless modifications of existence.

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For he knows that if a man is of honourable rank, the honour is in himself, and cannot be lost by change of condition, nor exhausted by countless modifications of existence. Who then can grieve his heart? Those who practise Tao understand the secret of This.

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 21, §6 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, Lao Tan explains that whoever has reached the Principle, the Way from which all things proceed, carries within a nobility that neither gain nor loss can touch: no change disturbs his peace. Today, when good or bad news arrives, breathe before reacting and remember that your deepest worth does not change.

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