When the Great Tao is lost sight of--
Then people have to try to be kind and gentle.
They try to compensate by being clever
But this only breeds hypocrisy and sleight-of-hand.
When families fall out
relationships sour into useless formality.
When the nation is misled and in chaos
ministers mouth empty promises.
---Tao-Te-Ching, Chapter Eighteen---
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