Philosophy

道 德 經
Tao Teh Ching

Teh – Chapter 59

For ordering humanity and serving Heaven, nothing's so good as being sparing.
For only if you are sparing can you, therefore, early submit to the Way.
Early submission – this is called to repeatedly accumulate Virtue.
If you repeatedly accumulate Virtue, then there is nothing you can't overcome.
When there is nothing you can't overcome, no one knows where it will end.
When no one knows where it will end, you can possess the state.
And when you possess the mother of the state, you can last a very long time.
This is called having deep roots and a firm base,
It's the Way of long life and long-lasting vision.