If I have even just a little sense,

I will walk on the main road

and my only fear will be of straying from it.

Keeping to the main road is easy,

But people love to be sidetracked.

Lao Tzu

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In Russia, France and England,

coffeehouses were the arenas where

political revolutions were planned

and nurtured.

Trying to understand is

like straining through muddy water.

Be still and allow the mud to settle.

Lao Tzu

art: Banksy

The first patent, by Bezzera was filed for
an Espresso coffee machine.

Although the French first invented the
prototype Espresso machine in 1843,
using Steam as the power source,
it was the Italians who perfected it.

(double) Banksy

When you find the way

others will find you.

Passing by on the road

they will be drawn to your door.

The way that cannot be heard

will be echoed in your voice.

The way that cannot be seen

will be reflected in your eyes.

Lao Tzu