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Tao Te Ching 18.1

When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue. (Then) appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great hypocrisy.

English translation: James Legge (1891). Source

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