Chapter 43

James Legge, 1891 · 2 paragraphs · Read at the source

43.1The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes the hardest; that which has no (substantial) existence enters where there is no crevice. I know hereby what advantage belongs to doing nothing (with a purpose).

43.2There are few in the world who attain to the teaching without words, and the advantage arising from non-action.