Tao Te Ching
Jiang Ziya 姜子牙
11th century BCE
"Master of Strategy"
Taoist adept and "master of strategy;" Jiang Ziya discovered how addicted to alcohol and women the Shang Dynasty emperor had become. He moved to the Zhou Kingdom where—after years waiting with an empty fishing line—he became military advisor to King Wen and his successor, King Wu. Together they established the Zhou Dynasty, the longest-lasting in all of Chinese history. His book, Six Secret Strategic Teachings became one of the Seven Military Classics of Ancient China, the only one of the Seven written with revolution in mind.
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Six Secret Strategic Teachings
Quotes by Jiang Ziya (5 quotes)
“The world is not owned by one person, but by all the people of the world.”
from Six Secret Strategic Teachings
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“The state must thrive economically while limiting expenditures, foster appropriate values and behavior among the populace, implement rewards and punishments, employ the worthy, and refrain from disturbing and harming the people.”
from Six Secret Strategic Teachings
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“The ruler must visibly cultivate his Virtue (德) and embrace government policies that will allow the state to compete for the minds and hearts of the people.”
from Six Secret Strategic Teachings
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“Attracting the disaffected weakens the enemy and strengthens the state.”
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“Tactics for extricating oneself from adverse battlefield situations emphasize speed, maneuverability, unified action, decisive commitment, the employment of misdirection, the establishment of ambushes, and the appropriate use of different types of forces.”
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