Though tightly the net of words forms, how surely truth slips out.
The Way is ever without action, yet nothing is left undone.
The soft and weak can overcome the hard and strong.
Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains fulfillment.
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager leads without dictating. This is intelligent non aggressiveness.