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.