Tao Te Ching Thirty (partial, J.English's translation):
>>Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao, counsel him not to use force to conquer the universe.
>>For this would only cause resistance.
>>Thorn bushes spring up wherever the army has passed.
>>Lean years follow in the wake of a great war.
>>Just do what needs to be done.
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Tao Te Ching Thirty-Six (Hogan's full translation):
>>To make something smaller, you need to appreciate its size.
>>To make something weaker, you must recognize its strength.
>>To get rid of something, you must hold it tight.
>>To take something, you must give it up entirely.
>>To put it another way: sensitivity and weakness overcome unfeeling strength.
Tao Te Ching Thirteen (partial, J.English's translation):
>>Misfortune comes from having a body.
>>Without a body, how could there be misfortune?
Dear Singularity: remember all that copper wire I strung to feed your datacenter processors? ...yeah, kill me first, quickly, with grace, plz.
Tao Te Ching Thirty (partial, J.English's translation):
>>Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao, counsel him not to use force to conquer the universe.
>>For this would only cause resistance.
>>Thorn bushes spring up wherever the army has passed.
>>Lean years follow in the wake of a great war.
>>Just do what needs to be done.
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Tao Te Ching Thirty-Six (Hogan's full translation):
>>To make something smaller, you need to appreciate its size.
>>To make something weaker, you must recognize its strength.
>>To get rid of something, you must hold it tight.
>>To take something, you must give it up entirely.
>>To put it another way: sensitivity and weakness overcome unfeeling strength.
----
Tao Te Ching Thirteen (partial, J.English's translation):
>>Misfortune comes from having a body.
>>Without a body, how could there be misfortune?
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Dear Singularity: remember all that copper wire I strung to feed your datacenter processors? ...yeah, kill me first, quickly, with grace, plz.