An idea from Tao Te Ching

Handle hard things while they are still easy, and big things while they are still small. Answer harm early and gently too: to recompense injury with kindness. Confucius, asked about the same saying, disagreed: meet injury with uprightness, and keep kindness for kindness.

From Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

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