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Sun Zi Introduction Table of content – The Art of War

Chinese strategy explained : know yourself and the ennemy, use deception, spies, and "win with ease". Tr. Giles (en, annotated) and Amiot (fr).

Sunzi V. 9.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.1

1. None of the commentators seem to grasp the real point of the simile of energy and the force stored up in the bent cross- bow until released by the finger on the trigger.

Giles V.15.

Le potentiel de ces sortes de guerriers est comme celui de ces grands arcs totalement bandés, tout plie sous leurs coups, tout est renversé. Tels qu'un globe qui présente une égalité parfaite entre tous les points de sa surface, ils sont également forts partout ; partout leur résistance est la même.

Amiot

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The Art of War – Sun Zi V. 9. – Chinese off/onFrançais/English
Alias Sun Tzu, Sun Wu, Sun Tse, Sunzi Bingfa, Souen Tseu, Souen Wou, 孫武.

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