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"If you want to close something, You must first open it. If you want to weaken something, You must first strengthen it. If you want to abolish something, You must first promote it. If you want to take something, You must first give it. That is called subtle premonition. The soft and weak overcomes the hard and strong; Fish cannot live out of deep water; The state must not flex its muscles."
Author
Lao TzuAll Translations
English
"If you want to close something, You must first open it. If you want to weaken something, You must first strengthen it. If you want to abolish something, You must first promote it. If you want to take something, You must first give it. That is called subtle premonition. The soft and weak overcomes the hard and strong; Fish cannot live out of deep water; The state must not flex its muscles."