Tao Te Ching Chapter 57-2 Surprise attack

Today's Tao

You use soldiers in a surprising way. (Ch.57)


Don't use your intelligence.

This is the theme of this chapter 57 Intelligence.

Intelligence is not so "intelligent" as we think it is.

In war, some generals opt for a surprise attack and think that they are more intelligent than their enemies.

But history has already told us so many times that a surprise attack is useless.

Intelligence is useless.

The moment we think we are intelligent, we are trapped.


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-Tao by Matsumoto / Tao Te Ching / Chapter 57


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