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30. If you used the Tao as a principle for ruling

If you used the Tao as a principle for ruling
You would not dominate the people by military force.

What goes around comes around.

Where the general has camped
Thorns and brambles grow.
In the wake of a great army
Come years of famine.
If you know what you are doing
You will do what is necessary and stop there.

Accomplish but don’t boast
Accomplish without show
Accomplish without arrogance
Accomplish without grabbing
Accomplish without forcing.

Then things flourish, they decline.

This is called non-Tao.
The non-Tao is always short-lived.

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May 2nd, 2007 | Category: Daily Tao | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL

One Response to “30. If you used the Tao as a principle for ruling”

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    Ptuny:
    May 4th, 2007 at 12:08 am

    Accomplish but don’t boast
    Accomplish without show
    Accomplish without arrogance
    Accomplish without grabbing
    Accomplish without forcing.

    modesty

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