围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 208 of 221

第二O八则

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dí jiā yú jǐ bù dé yǐ ér yīng zhī wèi zhī yìng bīng bīng yīng zhě shèng

敌加于己,不得已而应之,谓之应兵,兵应者胜;

lì rén tǔ dì wèi zhī tān bīng bīng tān zhě bài cǐ wèi xiāng lùn bīng yǔ yě

利人土地,谓之贪兵,兵贪者败,此魏相论兵语也。

rán qǐ dú yòng bīng wéi rán zāi

然岂独用兵为然哉?

fán rén shì zhī chéng bài jiē dàng zuò rú shì guān

凡人事之成败,皆当作如是观。

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