Idioms about kindness and beauty

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The best is like water

(A proverb in "Laozi")

"The best is like water" is an idiom , refers to: the highest state, just like the character of water, benefiting all things without striving for fame and wealth. It is in a place that no one pays attention to or a subtle place, so it is closest to the Tao. Water is colorless and tasteless. It is square when it is square and round when it is round. It has no stagnation. It exists in nature in various forms and has nothing against nature. The words come from "Laozi": "The best is like water. Water is good for all things without fighting. It is what everyone hates (wù), so it is less than the Tao." In Taoist theory, water is the best and softest; its nature is continuous and dense, and it is silent when it is small. , huge and turbulent; it has no competition with others but accommodates all things. Water has the virtue of nourishing all things. It enables all things to obtain its benefits without causing any contradiction or conflict with all things. The way of life is nothing better than this.

Source: Chapter 8 of Laozi’s Tao Te Ching (Yi Xing 8): The best is like water.

Water is good for all things and does not compete with it. It is disliked by everyone, so it is close to the Tao. Living in a good place;

Heart, a good source; and, benevolence; Speech, a good faith; Government, a good governance; Things, a good ability; Action,

Luo Yunhua calligraphy (Zhangcao)

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Good times. The husband does not fight, so there is no need for you.

Human beings are not permanent, and their hearts are not always broad. The best is like water, which depends on the state of mind of human nature, that is, the heart is like still water.

Media: On the landmark building under the CCTV Tower on the West Third Ring Road in Beijing, there is the inscription "The Supreme Good is Like Water" written by the famous calligrapher, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Calligraphers Association, and Colonel Ding Jiageng of the Political Department of the General Logistics Department, which is known as "Capital Cultural Landscape"

National first-class calligrapher Guo Fangdong

The best is like water: the best: the highest. Water: It is inanimate, clear and transparent, and has nothing to do with all things; but it can naturally flow from high places to low places, and it can also gather in one place quietly and naturally. The best goodness is like water: the goodness of water is the goodness of nature, not the goodness of intention. It's really good.