From Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu and through the eyes of *Ursula K. Le Guin
Nothing in the world is as soft, as weak, as water;
Nothing else can wear away the hard, the strong and remain unaltered.
Soft overcomes hard, weak overcomes strong.
Everybody knows it, nobody uses the knowledge.
So the wise say:
By bearing common defilements you become
a sacrificer at the altar of earth;
by bearing common evils you become a lord of the world.
Right words sound wrong.
*Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and essays. She has received many literary awards and is internationally well known.
The Tao Te Ching is possibly 2500 years old. The first copy Ms. Le Guin knew belonged to her father, a first edition 1898 copy by Paul Carus. It became a part of her life as a child as it was a frequent reference book of her father. She lived with this book her whole life.
Be Still 