Taoist Quote Analysis

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Every passage of the Taoist text were literally wise and genuinely adviceful. Despite all these passages the one that people should mainly go to for a source of wisdom would be passage 29 because it emphasizes parts of our life that we should not tamper with and the way someone should behave if they choose to become a, “Master”. These passages, all share similarities due to their highlight on behavior. From these passages we can infer that wisdom is a virtue that shall not be abused but used in a mature way. “The Butterfly” portrayed the peaceful, free side to a human while “The Missing Axe” demonstrated the immediate judgemental side human's do posses. “Wagging My Tail” and the beginning two passages show that attention does not make one better

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