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You govern a kingdom by normal rules;
You fight a war by exceptional
moves;
But you win the world by letting alone.
How do I know that
this is so?
By what is within me!
The more taboos and inhibitions there are in the world,
The poorer
the people become.
The sharper the weapons the people possess,
The
greater confusion reigns in the realm.
The more clever and crafty the
men,
The oftener strange things happen.
The more articulate the laws
and ordinances,
The more robbers and thieves arise.
Therefore, the Sage says:
I do not make any fuss, and the people
transform
themselves.
I love quietude, and the people settle
down in their
regular grooves.
I do not engage myself in
anything, and the people
grow rich.
I have no desires, and the
people return to
Simplicity.
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