>Time keeps rolling on to infinity

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.

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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.

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