It is not difficult to govern. All one has to do is not to offend the noble families.
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A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.
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Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. It is a relative term. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.
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The Tao is near and people seek it far away.
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