There is nothing in the world more soft and weak than water.

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There is nothing in the world more soft and weak than water, and yet for attacking things that are firm and strong there is nothing that can take precedence of it;--for there is nothing (so effectual) for which it can be changed. Every one in the world knows that the soft overcomes the hard, and the weak the strong, but no one is able to carry it out in practice.

Source Tao Te King, chapter 78 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Lao Tzu, nothing is softer and weaker than water, and yet nothing equals it in overcoming what is hard: it goes around, waits patiently, and eventually gets through. Today, before an obstacle or a closed person, do not push with force: look, like water, for another path, more patient and gentler.

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