That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
LaoziThe Tao is infinite, eternal. Why is it eternal? It was never born; thus it can never die. Why is it infinite? It has no desires for itself; thus it is present for all beings. The Master stays behind; that is why she is ahead. She is detached from all things; that is why she is one with them. Because she has let go of herself, she is perfectly fulfilled.
LaoziThese possessions of a simpleton being the three I choose and cherish: to care, to be fair, to be humble.
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