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始计 - Laying Plans

English translation: Lionel Giles [?] Library Resources
[Also known as: 《计》]

7 始计:
夫未战而庙算胜者,得算多也;未战而庙算不胜者,得算少也;多算胜,少算不胜,而况于无算乎?吾以此观之,胜负见矣。
Laying Plans:
Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose.

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