I do not act, and people become reformed by themselves. I am at peace, and people become fair by themselves. I do not interfere, and people become rich by themselves.
Founder of Taoism
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57
c. 6th-4th century BCE
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"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."
Philosophical"Make the small big and the few many; Do good to him who has done you an injury."
Philosophical"The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle."
Philosophical"The empire is a sacred vessel and cannot be acted on. He who acts on it harms it; he who grasps it loses it."
Shocking"The Sage manages affairs without doing anything, and spreads doctrines without speaking."
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