Art of War 7.37
The Art of War (孫子兵法), Manœuvring 軍爭篇
此用兵之法也
Such is the art of warfare.
Lionel Giles (1910), Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War (1910), with Giles' notes — public domain.
Lionel Giles's notes
Chêng Yu-hsien in his 遺說 inserts 妙 after 法. I take it that these words conclude the extract from the 軍政 which began at § 23.
Character glossary
- 此cǐthis, these; in this case, then
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 兵bīngsoldier; troops, an army; warlike
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 法fǎlaw, rule, statute; method, way; French
- 也yěalso, too
Passages with shared wording
- Art of War 7.25
- Art of War 3.7
- Art of War 7.22
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Art of War 2.1
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.