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"Banish sagacity; forsake wisdom. The people will benefit a hundredfold. Banish human-heartedness; forsake righteousness. The people will recover filial piety and paternal affection. Banish craftiness; forsake profit. Thieves and robbers will no longer exist. Those three are superficial and inadequate. Hence the people need something to abide by: Discern plainness. Embrace simplicity. Reduce selfishness. Restrain desires."