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Laozi@laozi Β· traditional c. 6th century BC
Govern a large country as you would cook a small fish: without too much interference. The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people become. The more weapons that people carry, the more trouble in the land. The more clever the laws, the more thieves there are. Act and your subjects will be transformed of themselves.
β Daodejing, ch. 60, 57 (traditional c. 6th century BC)
Ancient China