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"The pursuit of learning increases daily.* The pursuit of Tao decreases daily,** Decreasing more and more Until it reaches the point of inaction. Inaction: then nothing cannot be done by it,*3* Therefore the capture of the world should always be done by inactivity.*4* As for activity,*5* it is insufficient to capture the world.*6*"
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Lao TzuAll Translations
English
"The pursuit of learning increases daily.* The pursuit of Tao decreases daily,** Decreasing more and more Until it reaches the point of inaction. Inaction: then nothing cannot be done by it,*3* Therefore the capture of the world should always be done by inactivity.*4* As for activity,*5* it is insufficient to capture the world.*6*"