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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."

Author

Lao Tzu

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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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