Finding Ancient Wisdom in a River

The Tao of Rivers

August 15th: This scene from Toronto's Humber River reminded me of a quote by the ancient Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu: "Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful."

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