manage a great nation as you would cook a delicate fish.

　　to govern men in accord with nature

　　it is best to be restrained;

　　restraint makes agreement easy to attain,

　　and easy agreement builds harmonious relationships;

　　with sufficient harmony no resistance will arise;

　　when no resistance arises, then you possess the heart of the nation,

　　and when you possess the nation’s heart, your influence will long endure:

　　deeply rooted and firmly established.

　　this is the method of far sight and long life.