Heaven and Earth are ruthless;To them the Ten Thousand Things are but as straw dogs. The Sage too is ruthless;To him the people are but as straw dogs.—Tao Te Ching(天地不仁,以万物为刍狗;圣人不仁,以百姓为刍狗。)
In fact, we Chinese seldom consider religion seriously. As we know that our life cannot fully depends on gods.
Charlestown
About 10 p.m. had himself rowed across the Charles River, directly under the guns of an English ship. On the other side, associates tipped off by the lanterns provided him with a swift horse named Brown Beauty, and he set off for Lexington.