Nothing is softer than water, and nothing beats it against the hard.

The source

"Nothing is softer than water, and nothing beats it against the hard." Lao Tzu said it in Tao Te Ching 78. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"天下莫柔弱於水，而攻堅強者，莫之能勝"

Original Chinese, Tao Te Ching 78. Chinese: Wang Bi edition via zh.wikisource.

Who said it

Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Keeper of the archives at the Zhou court, by tradition the author of the Tao Te Ching: eighty-one short chapters on water, softness and knowing when to stop.

Questions

Who said "Nothing is softer than water, and nothing beats it against the hard."?

Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Source: Tao Te Ching 78.

What is the original Chinese?

天下莫柔弱於水，而攻堅強者，莫之能勝. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.