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Ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Daodejing (Tao Te Ching)' and 'On the True Doctrine (Against Christians)'

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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / a. Legal system

6326	The better known the law, the more criminals there are [Laozi (Lao Tzu)]
	Full Idea: The better known the laws and edicts, the more thieves and robbers there are.
	From: Laozi (Lao Tzu) (Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) [c.530 BCE], II.LVII.132)
	A reaction: Nice. I link this with my favourite moral maxim from Democritus (Idea 519). The idea is that continual emphasis on what you should not do fills the mind with evil possibilities. Moral perfection must start by taking goodness for granted.