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Daoism -> Dao De Jing -> 29

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天下If any one should wish to get the kingdom for himself, and to effect this by what he does,
I see that he will not succeed.
天下 The kingdom is a spirit-like thing,
and cannot be got by active doing.
He who would so win it destroys it;
he who would hold it in his grasp loses it.
The course and nature of things is such that What was in front is now behind;
What warmed anon we freezing find.
Strength is of weakness oft the spoil;
The store in ruins mocks our toil.
聖人Hence the sage puts away excessive effort, extravagance, and easy indulgence.


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