Locate the limit before pursuing the aim
Sunzi distinguishes securing oneself from making an enemy vulnerable; Zhuangzi contrasts bounded life with unbounded knowing. This is an editorial juxtaposition about limits, not evidence of direct textual dependence or identical practical conclusions.
不可勝在己，可勝在敵Different conditions of victory are assigned to self and enemy.
tls · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR3b0003_004.txt, lines 11–25吾生也有涯，而知也无涯Life and knowing are contrasted by their limits.
CHANT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR5c0126_003.txt, lines 19–29Make the comparison explicit
Sunzi distinguishes securing oneself from making an enemy vulnerable; Zhuangzi contrasts bounded life with unbounded knowing. This is an editorial juxtaposition about limits, not evidence of direct textual dependence or identical practical conclusions.
孫子: Different conditions of victory are assigned to self and enemy.
莊子: Life and knowing are contrasted by their limits.
Which limit belongs specifically to the Sunzi passage?
One can prepare one’s own defense but cannot simply make the enemy offer a vulnerability.
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