(via Dave Trowbridge).  

Administer the empire by engaging in no activity.
The more taboos and prohibitions there are in the world,
    The poorer the people will be.
The more laws and orders are made prominent,
    The more thieves and robbers there will be.
Therefore, the sage [ruler] says:
    I take no action and the people of themselves are transformed.
    I engage in no activity and the people of themselves become prosperous.

Lao Tse (604-531 BC)

Breathtaking Brilliance.