But people love distraction
Beware of rulers who reject the Tao
They care more for the fancy
Than the needs of every day
For stylish dress and manners
For niceties of food
For property
For signs of wealth
They become
Robbers
Boasters
Their ways are all
Contrary to the Tao
From: The TAO TE-CHING of Lao-Tse based on the translation of James Legge, Adapted and Abridged, Chapter 53
