老子道德经(英译本)Lao Tze 57. Conquer with Inaction

作者：《Lao Tze》李耳

• Do not control the people with laws,
  Nor violence nor espionage,
  But conquer them with inaction.
  
  For:
  The more morals and taboos there are,
  The more cruelty afflicts people;
  The more guns and knives there are,
  The more factions divide people;
  The more arts and skills there are,
  The more change obsoletes people;
  The more laws and taxes there are,
  The more theft corrupts people.
  
  Yet take no action, and the people nurture eachother;
  Make no laws, and the people deal fairly with eachother;
  Own no interest, and the people cooperate with eachother;
  Express no desire, and the people harmonize with eachother.