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When the people lack a proper sense of awe, then some awful visitation will descend upon them.
Do not constrict their living space;
Do not press down on their means of livelihood.
It is because you do not press down on them that they will not weary of the burden.
Hence the sage knows himself but does not display himself,
Loves himself but does not exalt himself.
Therefore he discards the one and takes the other.
— #Tao Te Ching: Ch 72 (D.C. Lau translation)
#IKITAO #TaoistWisdom
Do not constrict their living space;
Do not press down on their means of livelihood.
It is because you do not press down on them that they will not weary of the burden.
Hence the sage knows himself but does not display himself,
Loves himself but does not exalt himself.
Therefore he discards the one and takes the other.
— #Tao Te Ching: Ch 72 (D.C. Lau translation)
#IKITAO #TaoistWisdom
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