Advise] The Ruler To Govern The State As One Cooks A Small Fish -- That Is, Don't Turn It So Often In The Pan That It Disintegrates.

Advise] The Ruler To Govern The State As One Cooks A Small Fish -- That Is, Don't Turn It So Often In The Pan That It Disintegrates.

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[Advise] the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish --
that is, don't turn it so often in the pan that it disintegrates.
-- Lao Tzu

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