Saturday, April 10, 2010

Thirty-Six Stratagems

Deceive the heavens to cross the ocean

Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao

Kill with a borrowed knife

Leisurely await for the laboured

Loot a burning house

Make a sound in the east, then strike in the west

Create something from nothing

Openly repair the roads, but sneak through the passage of Chencang.

Watch the fires burning across the river

Hide a knife behind a smile

Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree

Take the opportunity to pilfer a goat

Stomp the grass to scare the snake

Borrow a corpse to resurrect the soul

Entice the tiger to leave its mountain lair

In order to capture, one must let loose

Tossing out a brick to get a jade gem

Defeat the enemy by capturing their chief

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