The Art of War: Bilingual Chinese and English Text

"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt."

Rereading The Art of War for the third time makes me rediscover why I love this book so much. This military treatise by Sun Tzu is strangely applicable to so many other areas of life. It can be read as a guide to self-realization, to success, and to triumph. Sun Tzu's military advice on how to advance and retreat in the face of an enemy is brilliant, yet its reliance on ancient philosophical principles makes it an enlightening read in the same respect as the [b:The Daodejing of Laozi|2691694|The Daodejing of Laozi|Lao Tzu|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1267028689l/2691694.SY75.jpg|100074] or [b:The Analects|27297|The Analects|Confucius|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1309201523l/27297.SY75.jpg|3320969]. The Art of War is truly a masterpiece that I keep returning to when in need of guidance.