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School of the Military -> Liu Tao -> 文韬 -> 兵道 -> 1 - Parallel passages[More information]
武王问太公曰:“兵道如何?”
太公曰:“凡兵之道,莫过乎一。一者、能独往独来。黄帝曰:一者、阶于道,几于神。用之在于机,显之在于势,成之在于君。故圣王号兵为凶器,不得已而用之。今商王知存而不知亡,知乐而不知殃。夫存者非存,在于虑亡。乐者非乐,在于虑殃。今王已虑其源,岂忧其流乎。”