Lao-Tzu, [Li Erh] (570-490 BC) 'Old Sage', Father of Taoism Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Lao-Tzu Quote “Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking.”Lao-Tzu ~ Lao-Tzu [Li Erh] (570-490 BC) 'Old Sage', Father of Taoism Freedom , Government , Independence , Liberty , Proverbs , Socialism Ratings and Comments Reply jim k, Austin 12/9/14 Change "poking" to meddling and you have it. Reply Mike, Norwalk 12/10/14 OK, I can see the logic in that. 1 Reply E Archer, NYC 12/10/14 Like fiddling with the weather and geo-engineering .. such arrogance to believe that we can and should 'save' the planet. Reply Mary, MI 7/28/20 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Lao-Tzu quote is found in these categories: Freedom quotes Government quotes Independence quotes Liberty quotes Proverbs quotes Socialism quotes About Lao-Tzu Bio of Lao-Tzu Quotations by Lao-Tzu Books by/about Lao-Tzu Lao-Tzu videos Lao-Tzu on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Lao-Tzu