The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

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LET US PREY

By Richard Day on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 7:11am |
  Empty yourself of everything Let the mind rest at peace. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the self watches them return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is...
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We Are ALL Faces In The Crowd

By Richard Day on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 6:20am |
Better stop short than fill to the brim.Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon bluntAmass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it.Claim wealth and titles, and disaster will followRetire when the work is...
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Hey, You Still Want Me To Mow The Lawn?

By Richard Day on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 12:59am |
Heaven and earth last forever. Why do heaven and earth last forever? They are unborn, So ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains...
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RUSH TO JUDGMENT

By Richard Day on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:06pm |
Give up sainthood, renounce wisdom. And it will be a hundred times better for everyone. Give up kindness, renounce morality, And more will discover filial piety and love. Give up ingenuity; renounce profits. And bandits and thieves will disappear. These...
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The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

By Richard Day on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 5:32pm |
A man is born gentle and weak. At his death, he is hard and stiff. Green plants are supple and filled with sap. At their death they are withered and dry.   Therefore the stiff and unbending is the...
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THE SUNDAY QUIZ

By Richard Day on Sun, 08/23/2009 - 4:26pm |
  Under heaven nothing is more soft and yielding than water. Yet for attacking the solid and the strong, nothing is better. It has no equal. The weak can overcome the strong. The supple can overcome the stiff. Under...
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THE HAMMER OF JUSTICE

By Richard Day on Sat, 08/22/2009 - 4:25pm |
Fame or self. Which matters more? Self or wealth. Which is more precious? Gain or loss. Which is more painful?   He who is attached to things will suffer much. He who saves will suffer heavy loss. A contented...
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VIRTUE

By Richard Day on Fri, 08/21/2009 - 4:22pm |
All things arise from Tao They are nourished by Virtue They are formed from matter They are shaped by environment Thus the ten thousand things all respect Tao and honor virtue Respect of the Tao and honor of Virtue...
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PRESCIENCE

By Richard Day on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 3:53pm |
Without going outside, you may know the whole worldWithout Looking through the window, you may see the ways of heavenThe farther you go, the less you knowThus the sage knows without traveling;He sees without looking;He works without doing.Tao Te Ching...
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I. F. STONE AND ROBERT NOVAK

By Richard Day on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 4:08pm |
After a bitter quarrel, some resentment must remain. What can one do about it? Therefore the sage, keeps his half of the bargain. But does not exact his due A man of virtue performs his part. But a man...

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