Sunzi · Art of War · 謀攻篇

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謀攻篇 · 788 characters
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荀子 · 王制篇第九不可以戰

入不可以守,出不可以戰,則傾覆滅亡可立而待也。故我聚之以亡,敵得之以彊。聚斂者,召寇、肥敵、亡國、危身之道

荀子 · 彊國篇第十六不可以戰

不教不誨,不調不一,則入不可以守,出不可以戰;教誨之,調一之,則兵勁城固,敵國不敢嬰也。彼國者亦有砥厲,禮義節奏是也。

孫子 · 謀攻篇不知三軍

不知軍之不可以退而謂之退,是謂縻軍。不知三軍之事,而同三軍之政者,則軍士惑矣;

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孫子 · Sunzi · Art of War
Attribution
Traditionally attributed to Sun Wu; the date and formation of the received text are debated.
Digital witness
Kanseki Repository · KR3b0003 · base edition tls
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Source position
KR3b0003_003.txt, lines 85–99. SUN 3.6 tr. Giles 1910: 23. See Guo Huaruo 1962: 47-51; Wu Jiulong 1991: 46-47; Li Ling 1997: 48, tr. Ames 1993: 112-113; tr. Sawyer 1993: 162
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