You should rule a great country As you would fry a small fish- With the least turning.
When wisdom and knowledge appear, great pretense arises.
Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.
Appetite for food and sex is nature.
By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule.
The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose.