“The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes the hardest; that which has no (substantial) existence enters where there is no crevice.”
“The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.Through this I know the advantage of taking no action.”
“With the softest hand, you can shape the hardest rocks!”
“Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle ofsoftness overcoming hardness.”
“The gentlest thing in the worldovercomes the hardest thing in the world.That which has no substanceenters where there is no space.This shows the value of non-action.Teaching without words,performing without actions:that is the Master's way.”
“The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to see.”