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"Exalt not men, so that the people may not fight. Prize not rare objects, so that the people may not steal. Look not on desirable things, so that the people's hearts be not troubled. That is why the self-controlled man governs by stilling the emotions, by quieting thought, by mastering the will, by increasing strength. He always teaches the people to know the Inner Life, to desire the Inner Life. He teaches the Masters of knowledge to cease from activity, to act through activity of the Inner Life; then Inner Life will govern all."

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"Exalt not men, so that the people may not fight. Prize not rare objects, so that the people may not steal. Look not on desirable things, so that the people's hearts be not troubled. That is why the self-controlled man governs by stilling the emotions, by quieting thought, by mastering the will, by increasing strength. He always teaches the people to know the Inner Life, to desire the Inner Life. He teaches the Masters of knowledge to cease from activity, to act through activity of the Inner Life; then Inner Life will govern all."

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