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"Ruling a large country is like cooking a small fish. When the world is ruled by Tao, spirits do not haunt. It is not that Spirits are no longer numinous, but that their powers do not harm men. It is not just that their powers do not harm men, the Sage also does not harm men. If neither side harms the other, Te spreads throughout."
Author
Lao TzuAll Translations
"Ruling a large country is like cooking a small fish. When the world is ruled by Tao, spirits do not haunt. It is not that Spirits are no longer numinous, but that their powers do not harm men. It is not just that their powers do not harm men, the Sage also does not harm men. If neither side harms the other, Te spreads throughout."
"Az ország kormányzására időt vesztegetni olyan, mint kicsiny halakat sütögetni, (fáradságos és nem gazdaságos).* Ám ha az ég alattiban taoval vezetnek, a holtak szellemei csodákat nem tehetnek. Így a szellemek élőnek nem ártanak, s mint ahogy a bölcsek, senkit sem bántanak. Ha pedig sem a bölcsek, sem a szellemek embereket meg nem kísértenek, hanem az erény útján maradnak, céljukat elérik, az egység felé haladnak.**"