A very large Oak was uprooted by the wind, and thrown across a stream. It fell among some Reeds, which it thus addressed:
"I wonder how you, who are so light and weak, are not entirely crushed by these strong winds."
They replied: "You fight and contend with the wind, and consequently you are destroyed; while we, on the contrary, bend before the least breath of air, and therefore remain unbroken."
Stoop to conquer.
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"I wonder how you, who are so light and weak, are not entirely crushed by these strong winds."
They replied: "You fight and contend with the wind, and consequently you are destroyed; while we, on the contrary, bend before the least breath of air, and therefore remain unbroken."
Stoop to conquer.
