The whole world knows that the good is good, and this is how evil arises. The whole world knows that the beautiful is beautiful, and this is how ugliness arises.
Founder of Taoism
The whole world knows that the good is good, and this is how evil arises. The whole world knows that the beautiful is beautiful, and this is how ugliness arises.
Founder of Taoism
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 2
6th century BCE (approximate)
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