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The way of a ruler values tranquility and reserve above all. Without handling affairs personally, he distinguishes clumsiness from skill in his ministers. Without planning personally, he foresees fortune and misfortune.
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The Dao is the origin of all things in the world and the standard for judging right and wrong. Therefore, an enlightened ruler grasps this origin to explore the beginning and end of all things, and studies this standard to analyze the causes of success and failure.