《老子道德经(英译本)Lao Tze》57. Conquer with Inaction

  Do not control the people with laws,

  Nor violence nor espionage,

  But conquer them with inaction.

  For:

  The more morals and taboos there are,

  The more cruelty afflicts people;

  The more guns and knives there are,

  The more factions divide people;

  The more arts and skills there are,

  The more change obsoletes people;

  The more laws and taxes there are,

  The more theft corrupts people.

  Yet take no action, and the people nurture eachother;

  Make no laws, and the people deal fairly with eachother;

  Own no interest, and the people cooperate with eachother;

  Express no desire, and the people harmonize with eachother.

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