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Tao Te Ching: Chapter 29

Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it.

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 29
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Tao Te Ching: Chapter 29 by Lao Tzu Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it. There is a time for being ahead, a time for being behind; a time for being in motion, a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe, a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the center of the circle.   Translated by Stephen Mitchell (1988) Alternative translations here ![ ](https://cdn.ecohustler.com/media/2019/03/19/tao-te-ching.jpeg)

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