1·Only flow .... The power is IN the flow, and each drop of water is pliant and soft.
只是流动……力量就在流动中，每一滴水都是顺从的，柔软的。
2·And his favourite passages in history are the bits where believers (often courageous Sufi mystics) spoke truth to power, not the instances when pliant greybeards did favours to the sultan.
另外，他所喜爱的历史事件是信徒们(往往是勇敢的苏菲派(Sufi)神秘主义者)向权力说真话的点点滴滴，而不是顺从的老人们偏向于苏丹的那些事例。
3·If you refuse to deal with a group because it's too extreme, you don't get to deal with a more pliant, moderate alternative.
如果你因为一个派别过于极端而将其搁置，那么，你不会有机会选择一个较为顺从较为温和的替代品。
4·Only flow … The power is IN the flow, and each drop of water is pliant and soft.
只是流动……力量就在流动中，每一滴水都是顺从的，柔软的。