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"Man, born tender and yielding, Stiffens and hardens in death. All living growth is pliant, Until death transfixes it. Thus men who have hardened are 'kin of death' And men who stay gentle are 'kin of life.' Thus a hard-hearted army is doomed to lose. A tree hard-fleshed is cut down: Down goes the tough and big, Up comes the tender sprig."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 10