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"People begin life Soft and Weak when they are dead they are hard and firm. Among the thousands of things: Grass and trees begin life Soft and tender when they are dead they are withered and brittle. Yes, strength and hardness accompany death Softness and Weakness accompany life. And so: With a battle axe too hardened, you cannot win when a tree becomes hard, then comes the axe. The strong and the great stand lowest the Soft and Weak stand highest."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 9