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He who in (Tao’s) wars has skillAssumes no martial port;He who fights with most good willTo rage makes no resort.He who vanquishes yet stillKeeps from his foes apart;He whose hests men most fulfilYet humbly plies his art.
Thus we say, ‘He ne’er contends,And therein is his might.’Thus we say, ‘Men’s wills he bends,That they with him unite.’Thus we say, ‘Like Heaven’s his ends,No sage of old more bright.’