#159. Lao-tzu: Build Up Virtue

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"Build up virtue, and you master all."

 

~ Lao-tzu, 6th century bce Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism

from Tao Te Ching

The Greeks said the same thing. They taught that living with virtue was the key to happiness.

Their word for "virtue"?

Areté.

"Build up Areté, and you master all."