Whatever The Way, The Master Of Strategy

When You Cannot Be Deceived By Men You Will Have Realised The Wisdom Of Strategy.

Second Is The Way Of The Merchant. The Wine Maker Obtains His Ingredients And Puts Them To Use To Make His Living. The Way Of The Merchant Is Always To Live By Taking Profit.

Even If You Strive Diligently On Your Chosen Path Day After Day, If Your Heart Is Not In Accord With It, Then Even If You Think You Are On A Good Path, From The Point Of View Of The Straight And True, This Is Not A Genuine Path. If You Do Not Pursue A Genuine Path To Its Consummation, Then A Little Bit Of Crookedness In The Mind Will Later Turn Into A Major Warp. Reflect On This.

Do Not Let Your Spirit Be Influenced By Your Body, Or Your Body Be Influenced By Your Spirit. Be Neither Insufficiently Spirited Or Over Spirited. An Elevated Spirit Is Weak And A Low Spirit Is Weak. Do Not Let The Enemy See Your Spirit.

Thirdly, The Gentleman Warrior, Carrying The Weaponry Of His Way. The Way Of The Warrior Is To Master The Virtue Of His Weapons. If A Gentleman Dislikes Strategy He Will Not Appreciate The Benefit Of Weaponry, So Must He Not Have A Little Taste For This?