The forceful and violent will not die from natural causes.
If Heaven were not clear it might rend. If Earth were not firm it might crumble.
Good leaders reach solutions, and then stop. They do not dare to rely on force.
A great country needs more people to serve it. A small country needs more people to serve. So, if both shall get what they need, the great country ought to yield.
If you want everything, you first have to give everything up.
The Tao is always at ease. It overcomes without competing, answers without speaking a word, arrives without being summoned, accomplishes without a plan. Its net covers the whole universe. And though its meshes are wide, it doesn't let a thing slip through.