On the one hand, loss implies gain; on the other hand, gain implies loss.
In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.
A good mooring needs no knot, still no one can untie it.
The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions.
Those who know it do not speak about it. Those who speak about it do not know it.
The rigid and big belong below. The soft and weak belong above.