How irresolute did those (earliest rulers) appear, showing (by
their reticence)
Source:
THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
How irresolute did those (earliest rulers) appear, showing (by
their reticence) the importance which they set upon their words!
Their work was done and their undertakings were successful, while the
people all said, 'We are as we are, of ourselves!'
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