Laozi also said that governing a large nation is like steaming a fish for dinner. A ruler who fiddles constantly with policy, trying to fine-tune everything, is just like a cook who keeps turning the fish over when there is no need for it.
所謂治大國，若烹小鮮，切勿朝令夕改，過於多事，像煮魚時老是去翻動，魚肉都翻爛了，老百姓不勝其擾。