Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish. Too much handling will spoil it.
Founder of Taoism
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 60
c. 6th century BCE (approximate)
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"Act without action. Those who act will fail. Those who seize will lose."
Philosophical"The people are hungry: it is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes."
Controversial"Careful, like crossing a river in the winter. Wary, as if surrounded by strangers."
Philosophical"The best of men is like water. Water benefits all things and does not compete with them. It dwells in lowly places that all disdain. This is why it is so near to the Tao."
Philosophical"The best fighter is never angry."
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