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"If one strives to be the ruler of the world, I do not see how they can succeed. The world is a vessel for the spirit which cannot be acted upon. Those who act upon it destroy it. Those who try to hold on to it lose it. Therefore, things either move forward or fall behind, Puff strongly or weakly, grow powerful or become weak, Persevere or fall. And therefore, the enlightened do away with excess, extravagances and extremes."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 11