大国者下流
The great country is like the low ground
“A great country is like the low ground — the meeting point of the world, the feminine of the world. The feminine overcomes the masculine through stillness.”
大国者下流，天下之交，天下之牝。牝常以静胜牡，以静为下。故大国以下小国，则取小国；小国以下大国，则取大国。故或下以取，或下而取。大国不过欲兼畜人，小国不过欲入事人。夫两者各得其所欲，大者宜为下。
True status does not need to announce itself. The most impressive people are often the most approachable. Be the low ground — let others come to you.
大国者下流——大国应像下游江河那样低洼包容。
牝常以静胜牡——雌性以静定胜过雄性。
大国以下小国则取小国——大国对小国谦下就能赢得小国。
小国以下大国则取大国——小国对大国谦下就能被大国容纳。
大者宜为下——大国尤其应该谦下。
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