Zeng Hu Military Leadership Quotes

Author: Cai E
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book is a compilation of the aphoristic works of Zeng Guofan, including Zeng and Hu's Militarymaxims, The Code of the Strong, The Ice Mirror, and Diary of Seeking to Defy Limitations. It represents the later generations' collection of Zeng Guofan's military strategies, inner philosophies, physiognomy techniques, and inner world. Mao Zedong said in 1917, "Among my contemporaries, I only admire Zeng Wenzheng." In 1969, he again said, "Zeng Guofan was an formidable figure of the landlord class." Sun Yat-sen condemned Zeng Guofan as "unworthy of the grand principles of the Spring and Autumn Annals" and a "unworthy descendant of the Han dynasty." Liang Qichao praised Zeng Guofan, saying, "The greatest strength of his life lay in his determination to rise above the ordinary. He learned through adversity and strived with perseverance, enduring countless hardships without giving in, seeking no immediate results, but gradually accumulating bit by bit. He accepted with humility and pursued with diligence; he was upright and resolute, steadfast in integrity, and fearless in striving for excellence. Nothing more than this." This book is a compilation of Zeng Guofan's aphoristic works, including Zeng and Hu's Militarymaxims, The Code of the Strong, The Ice Mirror, and Diary of Seeking to Defy Limitations, representing the later generations' collection of Zeng Guofan's military strategies, inner philosophies, physiognomy techniques, and inner world.