When cleverness emerges There is great hypocrisy.
When his (the good ruler's) task is accomplished and his work done, The people all say, "It happened to us naturally.
Good leaders reach solutions, and then stop. They do not dare to rely on force.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it: silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being.
Abandon cleverness, discard profit, and thieves and robbers will disappear.