Wáng Jìngzé Quotes
Best 30 Quotes by Wáng Jìngzé
Thirty-Six Stratagems Quotes
“Befriend a distant state and strike a neighbouring one.”
“Borrow a corpse to resurrect the soul.”
“Create something from nothing.”
“Deceive the heavens to cross the sea.”
“Decorate the tree with false blossoms.”
“Defeat the enemy by capturing their chief.”
“Disturb the water and catch a fish.”
“Feign madness but keep your balance.”
“Hide a knife behind a smile.”
“If all else fails, retreat.”
“In order to capture, one must let loose.”
“Inflict injury on oneself to win the enemy's trust.”
“Kill with a borrowed knife.”
“Loot a burning house.”
“Lure the tiger down the mountain.”
“Make a sound in the east, then strike in the west.”
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“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success.”
“Make the host and the guest exchange roles.”
“Openly repair the gallery roads, but sneak through the passage of Chencang.”
“Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree.”
“Remove the firewood from under the pot.”
“Remove the ladder when the enemy has ascended to the roof.”
“Replace the beams with rotten timbers.”
“Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree.”
“Shut the door to catch the thief.”
“Slough off the cicada's golden shell.”
“Stomp the grass to scare the snake.”
“Take the opportunity to pilfer a goat.”
“Tossing out a brick to lure a jade gem.”
“Wait at leisure while the enemy labors.”
“Watch the fires burning across the river.”
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“Today as always, men fall into two groups: slaves and free men. Whoever does not have two-thirds of his day for himself, is a slave, whatever he may be: a statesman, a businessman, an official, or a scholar.”
