Better to be a happy fool than an unhappy sage.
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Better to be a happy fool than an unhappy sage.
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Taoism was founded on the teachings of Laozi, a sage born in 604 B.C. in present-day Henan Province.
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When a Sage shall again arise, he will certainly follow my words.
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He is a sage.
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