st not have high expectations of your people because you will never get what you expect (Chapter 58). You must govern a country with moderation for the best results (Chapter 59). If you have weapons, your people will be insecure. If you have laws, your people will break them. If you do not desire common good it will become as "common as grass" (Chapter 57). If a nation does not get involved with the affairs of others, it will be well respected by all other nations (Chapter 61). "If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal" (Chapter 3). Society should not define things because bad things will happen. If you overvalue possessions it is obvious that people will steal them because they are worth something to society. If everything had none or equal value, no one would steal anything because nothing would be more important than everything else. This is an extreme suggestion however, it is the only way for society to come together as a whole and have no one steal from others. "Let the Tao become present in your life and you will become genuine. Let it be present in your family and your family will flourish. Let it be present in your country and your country will be an example to all countries in the world. Let it be present in the universe and the universe will sing." (Chapter 54)....
