
like streams flowing into the sea
 
Nothing 
under heaven is as 
soft and yielding as water.
Yet for attacking the hard and
 strong, nothing can 
compare with
 it.
 
The weak 
overcomes the strong.
The soft overcomes the hard.
Everyone knows this, but none
 have the ability to 
practice it.
 
Therefore
 the sage says: one who 
accepts the dung of the nation
becomes the master of soil and sustenance.
One who deals with the evils of the 
nation becomes king under 
heaven.
 
True words seem paradoxical. 
 
The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu
Chapter 78
 
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