Question

What does this quote means? "The sage [wise person], because he does nothing, never ruins anything; and, because he does not lay hold of anything loses nothing."

Answer 1

This means that wise people are the ones who realize that he cannot cause any damage if he does nothing at all and that is he doesn't care for anything or anyone, he will not be hurt if these things are lost

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Answer 2

Answer:

It means that wise people prepare to help society, once they become sage or a wise person, they are able to help others, and their capacity of lose or ruin something is null, because they know what are they doing and the consequences that implicates.