{"id":21764,"date":"2017-04-23T00:02:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T21:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=21764&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2017-04-22T19:46:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T16:46:55","slug":"thus-whoever-is-stiff-and-inflexible-is-a-disciple-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/thus-whoever-is-stiff-and-inflexible-is-a-disciple-of-death\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Men are born soft and supple;<br \/>\ndead, they are stiff and hard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Plats are born tender and pliant;<br \/>\ndead, they are brittle and dry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible<br \/>\nis a disciple of death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whoever is soft and yielding<br \/>\nis a disciple of life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The hard and stiff will be broken.<br \/>\nThe soft and supple will prevail.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tao Te Ching <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Lao-tzu <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Men are born soft and supple; 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