Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his instructions without the use of speech.
Founder of Taoism
Daodejing, Chapter 2
c. 6th-4th century BCE
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"The Tao is always at ease. It is still, yet it moves the world."
Strange & Unusual"The Tao is always nameless. When it is carved, it becomes names. As soon as there are names, know that it is time to stop. Knowing when to stop, one can be free from danger."
Shocking"The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself."
Controversial"The sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found in the foremost place; he treats his person as foreign to him, and yet it is preserved."
Controversial"The heavy is the root of the light. The still is the master of the restless."
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