Even when he conquers does not regard weapons as
lovely things. For to think them lovely means to delight
in them, and to delight in weapons means to delight in
the slaughter of mankind. He who delights in the
slaughter of men will never get what he looks for out of
those that dwell under heaven. A host that has slain
men is received with grief and mourning; he that has
conquered in battle is welcomed home with rites of
mourning.
-Lao Tze
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