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"When people are born they are supple, and when they die they are stiff.. When trees are born they are tender, and when they die they are brittle. Stiffness is thus a companion of death, flexibility a companion of life. So when an army is strong it doe not prevail. When a tree is strong, it is cut for use. So the stiff and strong are below, the supple and yielding on top."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 16