Truth to be admitted

"Of all the weak things in the world, nothing exceeds water; and yet of those who attack hard and strong things, I know not what is superior to it. Don't make light of this. The fact that the weak can conquer the strong, and the tender the hard, is known to all the world, yet none can carry it out in practice. Therefore the sage says, "He who bears the reproach of his country shall be called the lord of the land. He who bears the calamities of his country shall be called the king of the world." This is the language of strict truth, though it seems paradoxical."