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"WHEN a man is living, he is soft and supple. When he is dead, he becomes hard and rigid. When a plant is living, it is soft and tender. When it is dead, it becomes withered and dry. Hence, the hard and rigid belongs to the company of the dead: The soft and supple belongs to the company of the living. Therefore, a mighty army tends to fall by its own weight, Just as dry wood is ready for the axe. The mighty and great will be laid low; The humbie and weak will be exalted."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 5