{"id":183,"date":"2006-02-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/chatteringmind\/2006\/02\/how-weakness-prevails-over-str.html"},"modified":"2006-02-14T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-02-14T12:00:00","slug":"how-weakness-prevails-over-str","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2006\/02\/how-weakness-prevails-over-str.html","title":{"rendered":"How Weakness Prevails Over Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/blogs\/laotzu_060214.jpg\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nothing is weaker than water,<br \/>But when it attacks something hard<br \/>Or resistant, then nothing withstands it,<br \/>And nothing will alter its way.<br \/>Everyone knows this, that weakness prevails<br \/>Over strength and that gentleness conquers<br \/>The adamant hindrance of men, but that<br \/>Nobody demonstrates how it is so.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Sixth century B.C. 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