Sixty-First Chapter
Tao-te Ching
A big country may be compared to the lower part of a river.
It is the converging part of the world.
It is the female of the world.
The female always overcomes the male by tranquility,
And by tranquility she is underneath.
A big state can take over a small state if it places itself below the small [...]
Sixtieth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish,
You spoil it with too much poking.
Approach the world with the power of Tao
And evil will have no power.
Although evil is powerful, with Tao in our hearts, it cannot harm us.
It cannot harm and sage too is protected.
If the ruler and his people refrain [...]
Fifty-Ninth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
To rule people and to serve Nature there is nothing better than frugality.
Only by being frugal can one learn to restrain.
To restrain oneself means to accumulate virtue heavily.
By the heavy accumulation of virtue one can overcome everything.
If one can overcome everything, then there are no limits.
When a man knows no limits, he is [...]