“The hard and mighty lie beneath the groundWhile the tender and weak dance on the breeze above.”

“Therefore the place of what is firm and strong is below, and that of what is soft and weak is above.”

“The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong.”

“Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.”

“he who overcomes himself is mighty.”

“A man is born gentle and weak; at his death he is hard and stiff. All things, including the grass and trees, are soft and pliable in life; dry and brittle in death. Stiffness is thus a companion of death; flexibility a companion of life. An army that cannot yield will be defeated. A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. The hard and stiff will be broken; the soft and supple will prevail.”

“He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty" - Lao-tsu”