Life's Wisdom Book of Attack, Defense, Advancement, and Retreat

Author: Ma Shuquan
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: The great wisdom of ancient Chinese strategists such as Laozi, Fan Li, Sun Bin, Meng Changjun, Lu Buwei, Zhang Liang, Shusun Tong, Zhuge Liang, Li Shimin, Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Liu Ji, and Qianlong, as told through their stories of attack, defense, advance, and retreat. Life presents many challenges, and the attitude and strategies one adopts in dealing with them yield different outcomes. Handling matters well leads to the steps to paradise, while mishandling them opens the door to hell. If one maintains a positive attitude, one naturally concerns oneself with the success and failure of life—unless one is a follower of Buddhism or the Laozi and Zhuangzi schools. There are countless books and methods on success, leaving one overwhelmed. In reality, we can simplify it: the essence of success and failure in life boils down to four words: attack, defend, advance, and retreat. If you know when to advance or attack, and when to retreat or defend—that is, if you master the art of attack, defense, advance, and retreat—you also grasp the key to success in life. In traditional Chinese wisdom culture, the art of attack, defense, advance, and retreat is precisely its core. Although scattered throughout various classic texts on strategy and culture, this book combines numerous historical stories and addresses all aspects of life, condensing eighty life philosophies into a more practical and easily graspable success philosophy of attack, defense, advance, and retreat. It illustrates how to make the right choices in attack, defense, advance, and retreat in various complex situations, allowing readers to quickly grasp the essence through enjoyable reading.