The softest thing

“The softest thing in the universe
Overcomes the hardest thing in the universe.
That without substance can enter where there is no room.
Hence I know the value of non-action.

Force is followed by loss of strength.
This is not the way of Tao.

Being is born of not being.
Soft and weak overcome hard and strong.

Yielding is the way of the Tao.”

~ Tao Te Ching, 30, 36, 40, 43

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