将欲取天下而為之，吾见其不得已。天下神器，不可為也，不可执也。為者败之，执者失之。是以圣人无為，故无败；无执，故无失。夫物或行或随；或嘘或吹；或强或羸；或载或隳。是以圣人去甚，去奢，去泰。

Tao Ching Chapter Twenty-nine

He who wishes to take control of the world and acts upon it,

I can see that he will not succeed.

For the world is a divine vessel,

It cannot be acted upon as one wish.

He who acts on it fails.

He who holds on to it loses.

Therefore some things move forward while some follow behind.

Some try to warm with exhaled air while some try to blow it cold.

Some are strong while some are weak.

Some are successfully accomplished while some are declined and failed.

Thus, the saint avoids all extremes, extravagance, and pride.