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"If you would have a thing shrink, You must first stretch it; If you would have a thing weakened, You must first strengthen it; If you would have a thing laid aside, You must first set it up; If you would take from a thing, You must first give to it. This is called subtle discernment: The submissive and weak will overcome the hard and strong. The fish must not be allowed to leave the deep; The instruments of power in a state must not be revealed to anyone."