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"To pursue (wei) learning one increases daily. To pursue (wei) Tao one decreases daily. To decrease and again to decrease, Until one arrives at not doing (wu-wei). Not doing (wu-wei) and yet nothing is not done. Always take the empire when there are no businesses. If there are businesses, It is not worthwhile to take the empire."
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Lao TzuAll Translations
English
"To pursue (wei) learning one increases daily. To pursue (wei) Tao one decreases daily. To decrease and again to decrease, Until one arrives at not doing (wu-wei). Not doing (wu-wei) and yet nothing is not done. Always take the empire when there are no businesses. If there are businesses, It is not worthwhile to take the empire."