Ssuma Ch`ien, Shih Chi, ch. 25, Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ssuma Ch`ien, Shih Chi, ch. 25, .

Ssuma Ch`ien, also known as Sima Qian, was a renowned Chinese historian and writer born in 145 BCE. He is best known for his work Shih Chi, also known as Records of the Grand Historian. This monumental historical text covers the history of China from its legendary beginnings to the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Ssuma Ch`ien's meticulous research and comprehensive approach to history greatly influenced subsequent generations of Chinese historians. His work remains a vital source of information on ancient Chinese culture, politics, and society.

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Military weapons are the means used by the Sage to punish violence and cruelty, to give peace to troublous times, to remove difficulties and dangers, and to succor those who are in peril. Every animal with blood in its veins and horns on its head will fight when it is attacked. How much more so will man, who carries in his breast the faculties of love and hatred, joy and anger! When he is pleased, a feeling of affection springs up within him; when angry, his poisoned sting is brought into play. That is the natural law which governs his beinghttp://unpress.bandersnatch.org/suntzu/artofwar.html#n0.58

Ssuma Ch`ien, Shih Chi, ch. 25,

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