Art of War 8.7
The Art of War (孫子兵法), Variation Of Tactics 九變篇
是故智者之慮必雜於利害
Hence in the wise leader’s plans, considerations of advantage and of disadvantage will be blended together.
Lionel Giles (1910), Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War (1910), with Giles' notes — public domain.
Lionel Giles's notes
“Whether in an advantageous position or a disadvantageous one,” says Ts‘ao Kung, “the opposite state should be always present to your mind.”
Character glossary
- 是shìto be; indeed, right, yes; okay
- 故gùreason, cause; happening, instance
- 智zhìwisdom, knowledge, intelligence
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 慮lǜanxious, concerned, worried
- 必bìsurely, certainly; must; will
- 雜zámix, blend; various, miscellaneous
- 於yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 害hàito injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
Passages with shared wording
- Art of War 2.15
- Analects 15.11
- Art of War 8.8
- Art of War 8.9
- Zhuangzi Kêng Sang Ch’u
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
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