A tree trunk the size of a man grows from a blade as thin as a hair. A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.
LaoziCan you let go of words and ideas, attitudes and expectations? If so, then the Tao will loom into view.
LaoziAs restrictions and prohibitions are multiplied the people grow poorer and poorer. When they are subjected to overmuch government, the land is thrown into confusion.
LaoziMuch knowledge will corrupt the heart,/When partly understood,/And so the people grow too smart,/But neither wise nor good.
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