“Among level things, water at rest is the most perfect, and therefore it can serve as a standard. It guards what is inside and shows no movement outside. Virtue is the establishment of perfect harmony. Though virtue takes no form, things cannot break away from it.”
– Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Zhuangzi, Watson tr. (Ch 5)
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