<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Tao Te Ching</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">(Verse 29)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Those who would take over the earth</div><div class="">And shape it to their will</div><div class="">Never, I notice, succeed.</div><div class="">The earth is like a vessel so sacred</div><div class="">That at the mere approach of the profane</div><div class="">It is marred</div><div class="">And when they reach out their fingers it is gone.</div><div class="">For a time in the world some force themselves ahead</div><div class="">And some are left behind,</div><div class="">For a time in the world some make a great noise</div><div class="">And some are held silent,</div><div class="">For a time in the world some are puffed fat</div><div class="">And some are kept hungry,</div><div class="">For a time in the world some push aboard</div><div class="">And some are tipped out:</div><div class="">At no time in the world will a man who is sane</div><div class="">Over-reach himself,</div><div class="">Over-spend himself,</div><div class="">Over-rate himself.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Lao Tzu</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(translation by <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';" class="">Witter Bynner)</span></div></body></html>