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He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful. ✨ Laozi, Henri Borel, Kang-hu Kiang (1939). Laotzu's Tao and wu-wei: A new translation by Bhikshu Wai-tao and Dwight Goddard. Interpretive essays by Henri Borel. Outline of Taoist philosophy and religion by Dr. Kiang Kang-hu
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