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Chapter 36 |
將欲歙之，必固張之；將欲弱之，必固強之；將欲廢之，必固舉之；將欲奪之，必固與之，是謂微明。柔勝剛，弱勝強。魚不可脫於淵，國之利器，不可以示人！ |
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jiang yu xi zhi, bi gu |
When you are intended to absorb someone, you should make him open himself up first. |
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jiang yu ruo zhi, bi |
When you are intended to weaken someone, you should make him fortify himself first. |
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jiang yu fei zhi, bi |
When you are intended to deactivate someone, you should elevate him first. |
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jiang yu duo zhi, bi |
When you are intended to seize someone, you should yield first. |
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shi wei wei ming |
This is enlightenment through the dimming strategy. |
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rou sheng gang, ruo sheng qiang |
The lithe can overcome the rigid one. The fragile can overcome the strong one. |
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yu bu ke tuo yu yuan |
The lake is where fish live within and cannot live without. |
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guo zhi li qi, bu ke |
The social device, which benefits the whole country, is too magnificent to expose entirely in front of the people. |