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"The five colors blind the eye, The hard riding of the hunt addles both heart and mind, Property hard to come by subverts proper conduct, The five flavors destroy the palate, And the five notes impair the ear. It is for this reason that in the proper governing by the sages: They exert their efforts on behalf of the abdomen rather than the eye. Thus, eschewing one they take the other."
Author
Lao TzuAll Translations
English
"The five colors blind the eye, The hard riding of the hunt addles both heart and mind, Property hard to come by subverts proper conduct, The five flavors destroy the palate, And the five notes impair the ear. It is for this reason that in the proper governing by the sages: They exert their efforts on behalf of the abdomen rather than the eye. Thus, eschewing one they take the other."