The best of men is like water. Water benefits all things and does not compete with them. It dwells in lowly places that all disdain. This is why it is so near to the Tao.
Founder of Taoism
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"The reason why the river and the sea are able to be the lords of the hundred valleys is that they excel in taking the lower position. That is why they are able to be the lords of the hundred valleys."
Strange & Unusual"To yield is to be preserved whole. To be bent is to be straightened. To be empty is to be filled. To be worn out is to be renewed. To have little is to gain. To have plenty is to be perplexed."
Shocking"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
Strange & Unusual"The greatest villain is the one who tries to do good."
Shocking"When the government is lax, the people are simple. When the government is meddlesome, the people are discontented."
Shocking