Govern them while they are not yet confused.
A tree too big to embrace is created from the tiniest
shoot.
A terrace of nine stories rises from a pile of dirt.
A journey of a thousand miles begins from under the feet.
He who acts, ruins it.
He who grasps, loses it.
Thus the sage :
Does not act, therefore he does not ruin.
Does not grasp, therefore he does not lose.