This comes to mind,

For every ailment under the sun
There is a remedy, or there is none;
if there ibe one, try to find it;
if there be none, never mind it.

W.W. Bartley, |||

In peace,
gar

--Previous Message--
: "This seems to suggest that a sage has
: some
: power in which to change things."
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: Gar -- So what are we to make of this in the
: Laozi (Chapter 29, Feng/English trans):
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: Do you think you can take over the universe
: and improve it?
: I do not believe it can be done.
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: The universe is sacred.
: You cannot improve it.
: If you try to change it, you will ruin it.
: If you try to hold it, you will lose it.
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