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"The less a leader does and says The happier his people, The more a leader struts and brags The sorrier his people. Often what appears to be unhappiness is happiness And what appears to be happiness is unhappiness. Who can see what leads to what When happiness appears and yet is not, When what should he is nothing but a mask Disguising what should not be? Who can but ask An end to such a stupid plot! Therefore a sound man shall so square the circle And circle the square as not to injure, not to impede: The glow of his life shall not daze, It shall lead."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 10