The Art of War

The Best Victory Leaves No Name

Dispositions 2, no name for wisdom and no credit for courage

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In the last chapter Sun Tzu split victory in two. The state that cannot be defeated, and the opening that lets you win. This chapter is about the shape a victory takes.

見勝不過眾人之所知,非善之善者也

jian sheng bu guo zhong ren zhi suo zhi, fei shan zhi shan zhe ye

If a victory goes no further than what the crowd can recognise, it is not the best of the best. (The Art of War, Dispositions, translated directly)

Once again a manual of war plays victory down. After quan sheng in chapter six, now comes the victory nobody notices.

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