

“Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens their bones.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching

“Is it not because he has no personal and private ends, that therefore such ends are realised?”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching

“The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching

“Heaven and earth do not act from (the impulse of) any wish to be benevolent; they deal with all things as the dogs of grass are dealt with.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching

“The sages do not act from (any wish to be) benevolent; they deal with the people as the dogs of grass are dealt with.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
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