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所以上古有句话说：刚强，是认为外物不如自己的；柔弱，却是认为外物胜过自己的。
故上古之言：强，先不己若者；柔，先出于己者。
Therefore, there was an ancient saying: Forcefulness means thinking that external things are not as good as oneself; gentleness is thinking that external things are better than oneself.
<s>[INST] First, translate the Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese and then into English. Classical Chinese: 故上古之言：强，先不己若者；柔，先出于己者。 [/INST] 所以上古有句话说：刚强，是认为外物不如自己的；柔弱，却是认为外物胜过自己的。 Then, Therefore, there was an ancient saying: Forcefulness means thinking that external things are not as good as oneself; gentleness is thinking that external things are better than oneself.</s>
First, translate the Classical Chinese text into modern Chinese and then into English. Classical Chinese: 故上古之言：强，先不己若者；柔，先出于己者。
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所以上古有句话说：刚强，是认为外物不如自己的；柔弱，却是认为外物胜过自己的。 Then, Therefore, there was an ancient saying: Forcefulness means thinking that external things are not as good as oneself; gentleness is thinking that external things are better than oneself.
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