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“Nothing in all beneath heaven is so soft and weak as water. And yet, for conquering the hard and…”
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“Nothing in all beneath heaven is so soft and weak as water. And yet, for conquering the hard and strong, nothing succeeds like water. And nothing can change it: weak overcoming strong, soft overcoming hard.”

Laozi, Daodejing, Hinton tr. (Ch 78)

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