Is not the action of nature like the stretching of a bow? The high, it pulls down; the low, it lifts up; It takes from what is in excess In order to make good of what is deficient. Who can take what they have in excess and offer it to others?
LaoziTrue humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can never be taken away.
LaoziThe weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.
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