Dao De Jing 3
When the gifted are not
valued & employed, there is no strife;
When expensive & rare
goods are not valued, thieves are not created;
When things longed for are
not made visible, there is no disorder.
The sage ruler, then, will
empty the heart-minds of the people, will fill their stomachs, will weaken
their willfulness, will make their bones strong.
He will constantly keep
the people in a state of not perceiving & not longing, & will keep those who do have perceptive knowledge from
daring to act.
When non-action is
practiced, then all is put in order.
Laozi, 道德經
Translation by John
Hayes
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