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Lay Quotes by Laozi
- The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
- If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and…
- The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
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