Passage 1-6
將者, 智‧信‧仁‧勇‧嚴也.
Command embodies the five virtues of a general: wisdom, credibility, benevolence, courage, and discipline.
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Passage 9-20
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Passage 3-10
夫將者, 國之輔也, 輔周則國必强, 輔隙則國必弱.
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Passage 10-10
大吏怒而不服, 遇敵懟而自戰, 將不知其能, 曰崩.
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Passage 10-11
將弱不嚴, 敎道不明, 吏卒無常, 陳兵縱橫, 曰亂.
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Passage 10-12
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