The grandest virtue seems deficient.
The man of knowledge acquires something new everyday, and the man of Tao lets go of something new every day.
Understanding others is knowledge, Understanding oneself is enlightenment; Conquering others is power, Conquering oneself is strength.
The most eloquent seems to stutter.
He does not seek power - yet people follow him.
Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.