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Thursday, October 8, 2009

孫子兵法 | The Happy Warrior on AA Sponsorship


Chapter 1 - Laying Plans
| 孫子兵法》計篇第一| 計篇|



A Samurai and his Page
(Kindly note that the Page is not pissing and moaning about his inventory; wish I could carry my sword and not get arrested - it'd make the process a lot easier)

孫子曰:兵者,國之大事,死生之地,存亡之道,不可不察也。故經之以五,校之以計,而索其情:一曰道,二曰天,三曰地,四曰將,五曰法。道者,令民于上同意者也,可與之死,可與之生,民不詭也。天者,陰陽、寒暑、時制也。地者,高下、遠近、險易、廣狹、死生也。將者,智、信、仁、勇、嚴也。法者,曲制、官道、主用也。凡此五者,將莫不聞,知之者勝,不知之者不勝。故校之以計,而索其情。曰:主孰有道?將孰有能?天地孰得?法令孰行?兵眾孰強?士卒孰練?賞罰孰明?吾以此知勝負矣。將聽吾計,用之必勝,留之﹔將不聽吾計,用之必敗,去之。計利以聽,乃為之勢,以佐其外。勢者,因利而制權也。兵者,詭道也。故能而示之不能,用而示之不用,近而示之遠,遠而示之近。利而誘之,亂而取之,實而備之,強而避之,怒而撓之,卑而驕之,佚而勞之,親而離之,攻其不備,出其不意。此兵家之勝,不可先傳也。夫未戰而廟算勝者,得算多也﹔未戰而廟算不勝者,得算少也。多算勝,少算不勝,而況無算乎!吾以此觀之,勝負見矣。

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