Oversharpening a blade causes its edge to be lost.
Line your home with treasures and you won't be able to defend it.
Amass possessions, establish positions, display your pride: Soon
enough disaster drives you to your knees.
This is the way of heaven: do your work, then quietly step back.

- from the Gender-Inclusive Tao Te Ching (
http://www.earlywomenmasters.net/tao/ch_09.html ).