Tao Te Ching · Ch. 3

不尚賢,使民不爭;不貴難得之貨,使民不為盜;不見可欲,使民心不亂。是以聖人之治,虛其心,實其腹,弱其志,強其骨。常使民無知無欲。使夫智者不敢為也。為無為,則無不治。

Bù shàng xián, shǐ mín bù zhēng; Bù guì nán dé zhī huò, shǐ mín bù wéi dào; Bù jiàn kě yù, shǐ mín xīn bù luàn. Shì yǐ shèng rén zhī zhì, xū qí xīn, shí qí fù, ruò qí zhì, qiáng qí gǔ. Cháng shǐ mín wú zhī wú yù. Shǐ fū zhì zhě bù gǎn wéi yě. Wéi wú wéi, zé wú bù zhì.

Do not exalt the worthy, so that people will not compete. Do not prize rare goods, so that people will not steal. Do not display what is desirable, so that people's hearts will not be disturbed. Therefore the sage's way of governing empties people's minds and fills their bellies, weakens their ambitions and strengthens their bones. He always keeps the people without cunning knowledge and without desire, ensuring that those who are clever do not dare to act. Practice non-action, and nothing will be out of order.

— Tao Te Ching 3

Source: Wang Bi edition (Chinese) + Hanyu Pinyin transliteration