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When
life begins
we
are tender and weak
When
life ends
we
are stiff and rigid
All
things - the grass, the trees -
while
living are soft and pliant
in
death are dry and brittle
So
the soft and supple
are
the companions of life
While
the stiff and unyielding
are
the companions of death
An
army that cannot yield
will
suffer defeat
A
tree that cannot bend
will
crack in the wind
Thus
by Nature's own decree
The
hard and strong are defeated
while
the soft and gentle are triumphant
Tao
Te Ching
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