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BY not exalting the talented you will cause the people
to
cease from rivalry and contention.
By not prizing goods hard to get,
you will cause the
people to cease from robbing and
stealing.
By not displaying what is desirable, you will cause
the
people's hearts to remain undisturbed.
Therefore, the Sage's way of governing begins by
Emptying the heart of desires,
Filling the belly with
food,
Weakening the ambitions,
Toughening the
bones.
In this way he will cause the people to remain
without
knowledge and without desire, and prevent
the
knowing ones from any ado.
Practice Non-Ado, and
everything will be in order.
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