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There has been such a thing as letting mankind alone; there has never been such a thing as governing mankind. Letting alone springs from fear lest men's natural dispositions be perverted and their virtue laid aside. But if their natural dispositions be not perverted nor their virtue laid aside, what room is there left for government?
Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 11, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Chuang Tzu, the world finds its order by itself when each person can live according to their sound nature, without anyone claiming to regulate everything from outside. Today, in your family or your team, let someone do things their own way without stepping in, and trust their own wisdom.
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