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.
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