The Art of War by active 6th century B.C. Sunzi

active 6th century B.C. Sunzi

Chapter 397: 11. A wind that rises in the daytime lasts long, but a night breeze

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Chapter 397: 11. A wind that rises in the daytime lasts long, but a night breeze

soon falls. [Cf. Lao Tzŭ’s saying: "A violent wind does not last the space of a morning." (_Tao Te Ching_, chap. 23.) Mei Yao-ch’en and Wang Hsi say: "A day breeze dies down at nightfall, and a night breeze at daybreak. This is what happens as a general rule." The phenomenon observed may be correct enough, but how this sense is to be obtained is not apparent.]
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