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Really it's going to boil down to which translation you prefer. Some will prefer a more literal translation, others will prefer a more idiomatic one. Lionel Giles's 1910 translation is still a classic, and it's the cheapest version on Amazon and is readily available online. Look at the versions below:
> 孫子曰：兵者，國之大事，死生之地，存亡之道，不可不察也。故經之以五事，校之以計，而索其情：一曰道，二曰天，三曰地，四曰將，五曰法。
"Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.
It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline."
Compare with Ralph Sawyer's 1988 translation of the same passage:
“Sun-tzu said: Warfare is the greatest affair of state, the basis of life and death, the Way (Tao) to survival or extinction. It must be thoroughly pondered and analyzed.
“Therefore, structure it according to [the following] five factors, evaluate it comparatively through estimations, and seek out its true nature. The first is termed the Tao, the second Heaven, the third Earth, the fourth generals, and the fifth the laws [for military organization and discipline].”
Oh Noez he gave Putin a compliment. That’s so much worse than letting Putin declare war, commit war crimes and human rights violations. Amirite guise?
How many wars did Russia declare under trumps watch?
How many war crimes?
How many human rights violations?
To me, that’s keeping an evil mofo in check. But y’all on a different time, and that’s cool. You can complain about a compliment, I’m complaining about the war crimes and human rights violations occurring plunder the presidents watch. I can post links too;
https://www.amazon.com/Art-War-Sun-Tzu/dp/1599869772
What, you trying to have your cake and eat it too? Cry about being involved in war in the Middle East, and cry about leaving the Middle East. Wtf do you want?
You can buy it on Amazon for $4: https://www.amazon.com/Art-War-Sun-Tzu/dp/1599869772/
They are all over amazon, but here’s the one I got! Highly recommend! https://www.amazon.com/Art-War-Sun-Tzu/dp/1599869772
The Art Of War by San Tzu: Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy, but everything necessary to deal with conflict wisely, honorably, victoriously, is already present within us. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and executives as it has been by military leaders since ancient times. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on every level from the interpersonal to the international. Its aim is invincibility, victory without battle, and unassailable strength through understanding the physics, politics, and psychology of conflict.
Anger: This book is changing my life. Buddhist monk and Vietnam refugee Thich Nhat Hanh gives tools and advice for transforming relationships, focusing energy, and rejuvenating those parts of ourselves that have been laid waste by anger. His extraordinary wisdom can transform your life and the lives of the people you love, and in the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, can give each reader the power to "change everything."
After Auschwitz: Eva was arrested by the Nazis on her fifteenth birthday and sent to Auschwitz. Her survival depended on endless strokes of luck, her own determination and the love and protection of her mother Fritzi, who was deported with her. When Auschwitz was liberated, Eva and Fritzi began the long journey home. They searched desperately for Eva's father and brother, from whom they had been separated. The news came some months later. Tragically, both men had been killed. Before the war, in Amsterdam, Eva had become friendly with a young girl called Anne Frank. Though their fates were very different, Eva's life was set to be entwined with her friend's for ever more, after her mother Fritzi married Anne's father Otto Frank in 1953. This is a searingly honest account of how an ordinary person survived the Holocaust. Eva's memories and descriptions are heartbreakingly clear, her account brings the horror as close as it can possibly be. But this is also an exploration of what happened next, of Eva's struggle to live with herself after the war and to continue the work of her step-father Otto, ensuring that the legacy of Anne Frank is never forgotten.
You Are Here: This moment is the gateway to enlightenment. It is the only moment we have to be joyful, mindful, and awake. The key is to be there for yourself—to learn to be fully present in your life.
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