Tao Te Ching Verse 30: Setting Boundaries with the Tao

Send us a textTao Te Ching Verse 30translated by Cheng LinThose who use Truth in assisting the ruler do not resort to war for the conquest of an Empire.War is a most calamitous evil.Wherever armies are quartered, briars and thorns become rampant.Famines inevitably follow in the wake of great wars.The good rulers are satisfied when an attack is stopped, and they do not venture to pursue conquest for supremacy.Victories do not make them vainglorious, aggressive, arrogant, or anxious to pursue c...