Chapter 60
Part 2: Te Ching
How to Maintain One's Place
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Govern a great country as you would fry small fish: [neither gut nor scale them.]
If with Reason the empire is managed, its ghosts will not spook. Not only will its ghosts not spook, but its gods will not harm the people. Not only will its gods not harm the people, but neither will its holy men harm the people. Since neither will do harm, therefore their virtues will be combined.