Chapter 18. THE DECAY OF ETHICS

Since I'm off to bed, I figure I'll share another piece of the Tao te Ching:

When the way of the Tao is forgotten,
kindness and ethics need to be taught;
men learn to pretend to be wise and good.
All too often in the lives of men,
filial piety and devotion
arise only after conflict and strife,
just as loyal ministers all too often appear,
when the people are suppressed.