"The softest of all things
Overrides the hardest of all things.
Only Nothing can enter into no-space.
Hence I know the advantages of
Not Doing.

Few things under heaven are as
Instructive as the lessons
Of Silence, or as beneficial as
The fruits of Not Doing."

Lao Tzu		 cityscape detail
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