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XXIX. Not Forcing Things (Wu Wei)
XXIX. Not Forcing Things (Wu Wei)
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XXIX. Not Forcing Things (Wu Wei)

XXIX

NOT FORCING THINGS (WU WEI)

One who desires to take and remake the Empire will fail. The Empire is a divine thing that cannot be remade. He who attempts it will only mar it.

He who seeks to grasp it, will lose it. People differ, some lead, others follow; some are ardent, others are formal; some are strong, others weak; some succeed, others fail. Therefore the wise man practices moderation; he abandons pleasure, extravagance and indulgence.

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