36. Opposition_《老子道德经(英译本)Lao Tze》
36. Opposition
《老子道德经(英译本)Lao Tze》To reduce someone’s influence, first expand it;
To reduce someone’s force, first increase it;
To overthrow someone, first exalt them;
To take from someone, first give to them.
This is the subtlety by which the weak overcome the strong:
Fish should not leave their depths,
And swords should not leave their scabbards.