Prioritize fewer, meaningful values (relationships, growth) over chasing status, possessions, or approval.

Reject Society’s “More” Mentality

Pain, failure, and discomfort are inevitable. Choose purposeful suffering aligned with your values.

Embrace Struggle as Growth

Avoidance breeds misery. Fulfillment comes from action, not passive waiting for inspiration.

Happiness = Solving Problems You Care About

Define your life by what you’re willing to suffer for (love, goals, values).

Fulfillment Demands Sacrifice

Fleeting highs (new job, money) lose charm. Anchor in lasting purpose, not endless wanting.

Meaning > Hedonic Treadmill

Everyone struggles—confront pain without shame. Solidarity > isolation.

Insecurity Is Universal

Superiority (“I’m awesome”) and insecurity (“I suck”) are two sides of selfishness. Stop needing to feel “special.”

Reject Entitlement & Victimhood

Small, daily efforts compound. Start even unmotivated. Counter tech-fueled insecurity with simplicity."Counter tech-fueled insecurity" means fighting the anxiety, self-doubt, and inadequacy caused by technology—especially social media, apps, and the internet.

Mastery Starts With Action

Not all suffering is equal. Romeo and Juliet-style recklessness destroys; intentional struggle fuels growth.

Curate Problems Wisely

"Own agency" means taking full responsibility for your choices, actions, and reactionsSolve your problems; don’t control others. Unconditional love = support without fixing.

Own Agency & Set Boundaries

Admit fault: Acknowledge toxic values (selfishness, disrespect).Prove change: Words are cheap; trust rebuilds through consistent action over time.Like a china plate: shattered repeatedly, it’s irreparable.

Trust Is Earned, Not Promised

Avoiding discomfort destroys relationships. Healthy bonds thrive on productive conflict—it reveals authenticity.

Conflict Builds Trust

Perfection is a trap. Progress is moving from wrong → “less wrong” with humility. Humility here means admitting you’re flawed and open to learning.

Growth = Iterative “Less Wrong”

Freedom comes from expressing truth without fear of rejection. Let go of rigid self-identity (Buddhist insight).Example: If you define yourself as "the perfect employee," you’ll hide mistakes and avoid risks to protect that image. Letting go of that label frees you to admit errors, learn, and grow.

Liberation via Non-Attachment

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Machiavelli teaches that those who desire power must prioritize pragmatic action rather than moral ideals. Ethics may need to be compromised to secure and maintain rulership. Success in politics is about outcomes, not intentions.

1. Power Requires Pragmatism over Morality

Power is dynamic and circumstances change constantly. A ruler must quickly adjust strategies to new events and challenges, much like a skilled player anticipates the next move. Rigidity invites downfall.

2. Good Governance Requires Adaptability

﻿Machiavelli emphasizes that hesitation weakens authority. New rulers especially must act forcefully when establishing their reign to prevent challenges and secure respect through strength and immediacy.

3. Power Must Be Seized Decisively

The ideal ruler embodies both the lion’s brute force and the fox’s cleverness. Power requires physical might to confront threats but also intelligence and deception to outwit opponents and avoid pitfalls.

4. Combine Strength with Cunning

While loved rulers are fortunate, Machiavelli argues it is safer to be feared than loved if one cannot be both. Fear breeds obedience and deters rebellion, whereas love is fickle and dependent on favorable conditions.

5. Fear Is a More Reliable Tool than Love

No ruler should rely on mercenaries or auxiliary troops; owning and controlling their own loyal military force is critical to maintaining power and safeguarding the state from internal and external threats.

6. Military Power Is Essential

Physical defenses like castles provide limited protection. True power depends on the support of the populace and effective governance. Isolation behind walls risks alienation and vulnerability.

7. Fortifications Alone Do Not Guarantee Security

A ruler’s image shapes the perception of power. Maintaining a reputation for decisiveness, justice, and strength persuades subjects and enemies alike and often prevents conflict before it arises.

8. Control Your Reputation

Chance influences events, but fortune helps those prepared to act boldly and seize opportunities. Power belongs to those who take initiative and control their own destiny rather than wait passively.

9. Fortune Favors the Bold

Machiavelli advises mastering the lessons of history and understanding human nature deeply. Power is maintained by those who understand people’s motivations, weaknesses, and how to leverage them effectively.

10. Study History and Human Nature for Power

It is better to be a lion than a fox.

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command..

The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for himself.

10 Key Insights from Niccolò Machiavelli’s Philosophy-

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Adler says, “You are not living to satisfy other people’s expectations.” And further, “Other people are not living to satisfy your expectations.” Don’t be afraid of who might be watching; don’t pay attention to other people’s judgment; and don’t seek recognition from oth- ers. Just choose the path that is best for you, and that you believe in. Furthermore, you must not intervene in other people’s tasks, and you must not allow others to intervene in your tasks either. To those who are new to Adlerian psychology, this is a concept that has a great impact.

Quote #1

The objective of education, in a word, is self-reliance.

Quote #2

There are two objectives for behavior:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">To be self-reliant.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">To live in harmony with society.</li></ul>And there are two objectives for the psychology that sup- ports these behaviors:<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The consciousness that I have the ability.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The consciousness that people are my comrades.</li></ul>

Quote #3

Educators and leaders must ascertain the children’s goals instead of focusing only on their actions.

Quote #4

Youth: But if you don’t praise them at that point, they’ll lose their drive and turn into children who don’t do anything at all. And in some cases, they’ll start engaging in improper behavior, won’t they?Philosopher: No. You teach them continually that they have worth, even if they are not “special,” by showing them respect.Youth: Concretely speaking, how do you do that?Philosopher: Instead of focusing on whenever a child does some “good thing,” turn your attention to the smaller everyday details of their words and actions. And then focus on and sympathize with that person’s concerns.

Quote #5

Philosopher: The fifth stage of problem behavior is “proof of incompetence.”Youth: Proof of incompetence?Philosopher: That’s right. Here, please try to think about it as if it were you yourself. Though you have taken all sorts of steps to ensure that you will be treated as a “special being,” none of them is going as planned. Your parents and teachers, and even your classmates, are not hating you as you wish them to. You cannot find a “place to be” in either the classroom or at home.

Quote #6

The objective of education is “self-reliance.” And the educator is a “counselor.”

Quote #7

Youth: A sickness of the entire classroom?Philosopher: Yes, it is a disease called the principle of competition. What is needed of educators is to look at the community in which the problem behavior is occurring, not at the individual who is engaging in it. And then, instead of attempting to treat the individual, to go about treating the community itself.

Quote #8

Adlerian psychology is a horizontal relationship–based “psychology of democracy.”

Quote #9

By saving another person, one tries to be saved oneself. By passing oneself off as a kind of savior, one attempts to realize one’s own worth. This is one form of the superiority complex that people who cannot dispel their feelings of inferiority often fall into, and is generally referred to as a “messiah complex.” It is a mental perversion of wanting to be a messiah, a savior of others.

Quote #10

Philosopher: Being self-centered does not mean looking only at oneself because one “likes oneself.” In actuality, the opposite is the case, and it is because one is unable to accept oneself as one is, and because one is constantly beset with anxiety, that one has concern only for oneself.Youth: So, you’re saying that because I “hate myself,” I look only at myself!?Philosopher: Yes, that’s right.

Quote #11

Philosopher: Self-reliance is “breaking away from self- centeredness.”Youth: … !!Philosopher: This is why Adler called community feeling “social interest,” and also referred to it as concern for soci- ety and concern for others. We have to get past our obsti- nate self-centeredness and stop trying to be the center of the world. One has to break away from “me.” One has to break away from one’s pampered childhood lifestyle.

Quote #12

Philosopher: Marriage is not a matter of choosing a “target.” It is a matter of choosing one’s way of living.Youth: Choosing a way of living! Then, the “target” can be anyone?Philosopher: Ultimately, yes.Youth: Don’t mess around!! Who would ever recognize such a statement? Retract that, retract it right away!!Philosopher: I recognize that this is a view that is met with a great deal of opposition. But we are able to love anyone.

Quote #13

Of course, there are many people who felt “destiny” on meeting someone and decided to get married in accordance with that intuition. But that is not a previously established destiny. It is only that one decided to believe it was destiny. As Fromm remarked, “Loving someone is not simply an intense emotion. It is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise.” It doesn’t matter how the meeting happens, if one makes the firm decision to build real love from that point, and one confronts the “task accomplished by two people.” Love is possible with any partner.

Quote #14

Youth: Love and marriage are the dance that two people make together. Philosopher: You are standing now at the edge of the dance floor of life and watching other people dance. You are assuming that “there couldn’t be anyone who would dance with someone like me,” while in your heart you are waiting impatiently for your “destined one” to reach their hand out to you. You are doing everything you can to endure and to protect yourself, so that you do not feel any more miserable than you do already, and so that you do not begin to dislike yourself.

Quote #15

There is one thing that you should do. Take the hand of the person beside you and try to do the best dance that you can possibly do in that moment. Your destiny will start from there.

Quote #16

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Ichiro KISHIMI Philosopher, Adlerian psychologist and translator of English and German languages. Born in 1956.M.A.in philosophy from Kyoto University. Director of the Japanese Society of Adlerian psychology. Former counselor at Maeda Clinic in Kyoto and has taught philosophy and ancient Greek at various institutions such as Kyoto University of Education and Nara Women's University. He presently teaches educational psychology and clinical psychology at Meiji School of Oriental Medicine in Suita, Osaka. Kishimi now has his own private counseling office in Kameoka, Kyoto, and devotes his time to giving lectures on Adlerian Psychology and child education.

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Fumitake Koga is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Fumitake Koga has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Fumitake Koga's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

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Following the brief period in philosophy known as “The Enlightenment”, skepticism brought down the credibility of the Metaphysics. Whilst praised and encouraged by Great Minds such as Plato and Aristotle, and brought forth in a theological context by Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, the resulting Thomist schools were left to fend for themselves. Every philosopher had his own understanding of Metaphysical laws and principals. Little to no one could agree on anything, and the philosophical halt led many falling under such suspicion of the metaphysic’s credibility, as to reject them completely.

Post-Enlightenment

Nietzsche’s philosophy of the will and his implementation into philosophic culture at the turn of the 20th century is one of the most hard hitting, and sharp breaks in philosophic development. His Anti-Metaphysics and counter to socratic ideals set up for many to fall under his umbrella. He promoted ideas that while not sourcing, are often used in the Atheistic argument. He worked to discredit Socrates, and the Greek philosophers as being the biggest mistake in all of philosophy. Nietzsche’s philosophy of the will asked us to pursue happiness, and we will eventually know our virtues.

Friedrich Nietzsche’s Anti-Metaphysical Followup.

“The church always arrives on the scene a little breathless and a little late.”

Heavily inspired off of Hans-Georg Gadamer’s Hermeneutical Circle of Understanding, Lonergan proposed to reverse the philosophical approach to questions, as to bring to light the importance and power of a well formed Theology.The Ancient Greeks wanted to promote the Metaphysics by Ordering their Philosophy as:<ol><li>Metaphysics</li><li>Epistemology</li><li>Ethics</li></ol>Lonergan found that one could not rely on the ever changing (yet helpful) metaphysical laws as grounding or as a basis, and how we must instead focus on the operations of the mind. He proposes a new order:<ol><li>Cognitional Theory</li><li>Epistemology</li><li>Metaphysics</li><li>Ethics</li></ol>

Lonergan And The Hermeneutical Approach To The Metaphysics

DIAGRAM OF THE HERMENEUTIC CIRCLE

Lonergan’s Theory is meant to represent the operative faculties that occur in the human mind, and explain how we come to know and understand things. As we progress, we can address specific issues in a given level.<ol><li>Experience: The Data we work with, either by the senses or the imagination</li><li>Understanding: How we, ourselves, understand the data. We ask questions, and we update our understanding</li><li>Judgements: Our affirmation, whether our understanding of something is enough to us to say that it is true.</li><li>Decision: We must make a choice, how do we act based on our understanding and judgements?</li></ol>

Lonergan’s Cognitional Theory

Insights are immediate acts of understand that occur when we actively work through something and try to understand it.”Eureka!!”, shouted Archimedes upon his discoveryThat’s an insight. It’s a sudden clarity that organizes information, and prompts deeper thinking. It allows us to go forward to judgement, providing us answers to the intended questions we ask. Sometimes insights are so strong and particular, that they have no further relavent questions result from them. We call these invulnerable insights. Lonergan went into excruciating detail on the idea in his predating Magnum Opus ‘Insight’.

The Nature of Insights

Judgment is both a level and a distinct act. It allows us to act on certain notions, and reflect. Different judgements result from different objects and questions.Types of Judgments: <ul><li>Judgments of Fact: An assertion of existence (e.g., "It is raining").</li><li>Judgments of Value: An assessment of personal significance (e.g., "This artwork is beautiful").</li><li>Judgments of Preference: Expressing Inclinations (e.g., "I prefer tea over coffee").</li></ul>Lonergan wants us to judge objects and notions beyond ourselves (transient), and pursue such notions as to avoid bias and pursue something that we find good.

The Notion of Judgements

Lonergan wants us to be better. To put it bluntly. Just as being Selfless, is the most redeeming quality one could have, considering and judging based off of ideas and objects beyond our selves and our biases (referred to as Transcendental Notions), can help us determine what is important and good for us.Lonergan calls these particular goods. And as a part of our gregarious nature, lonergan finds that as we pursue out particular goods, we take on roles, that let us incidentally and purposefully contribute to our communities and what he calls the Good of Order .

Lonergan’s Good & Transcendental Notions

As we pursue these particular goods, and work to understand more notions, and judge more values, and act, and authentically question and improve ourselves, we work towards Lonergan’s True Idea of Good, Self-Transcendence.We transcend, go beyond our previous selves. We get better, understand faster, it is a never ending, cumulative and progressive cycle. As we change (convert), we improve ourselves, reform ourselves. As we accept new values, we undergo Moral Conversion, from Satisfactions to Well-Judged and good values.In our endless pursuit, our capacity for truth, and ourselves, expand.

Self Transcendence & Coversion

“Faith ... is a conscious apprehension of something inevident, something which unlike this desk and this chair is not seen to be there, even if it enters into the fabric of our personal relations to reality with at least as much force, relevance, and moment as things which are seen to be there.”

In this idea of Self-Transcendence, and the beauty of the pursuit, and love we have, does religion come into play. Religion not only asks, but it requires the user to Self-Transcend. To consider ideas, a love, a God, one has to move beyond themselves. The rest of his ‘Method in Theology’, pursues the cognitional theory in the context of theological inquiry, and the understandings that must be undertaken if we wish to convey and interpret scripture and doctrines appropriatelyI invite you to take a read, go past these fundamental beliefs, and explore Lonergan’s brilliant mind and love for God.

Theology & The Method

This is a ‘brief’ introduction to  Bernard Lonergan’s ‘Method in Theology’; where we touch on the importance of a Cognitional theory prior to a Metaphysics, Lonergan’s approach towards the post-enlightenment philosophy, and the importance/necessity of a theology and religion.

Method in Theology stands with Insight as Bernard Lonergan's most important work. It is Lonergan's answer to those who would argue that in this time of cultural change and dissolution, the believer is afloat on a sea of multiplying theologies, without rudder or compass. Lonergan was resolute in his refusal to be defeatist on this point. While agreeing that theology must continually change to mediate between religion and culture, he worked out an integral method to guide and control this ongoing process. Method in Theology is the fruit of this labour. This critical edition has benefited from extensive research into Lonergan's typescripts and from consulting the recordings from several institutes where he lectured over the course of the work's development. Lonergan's intention was to provide a set of methods that would guide a collaborative community in the ongoing construction of a theology that would move from recovery of the data through resolution of conflicts to contemporary formulations and applications. With this work, the cognitional theory of Insight: A Study of Human Understanding underwent a surprising set of developments in the form of what he calls functional specialization.

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Bernard Lonergan

Method in Theology

““Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭25‬ ‭

“Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭26‬

“And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭27‬-‭29‬

“But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭30‬-‭32‬ ‭

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭33‬ ‭

““Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭34‬

““Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭1‬-‭2‬

“Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭3‬-‭5‬

““Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭6‬ ‭

““Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭7‬-‭8‬

“Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭9‬-‭11‬

““So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭12‬

““Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭13‬-‭14‬

““Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭15‬-‭16‬

“So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭17‬-‭20

““Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭21‬-‭23‬

““Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭24‬-‭25‬

“And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.””‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭

“And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9‬:‭2‬

“But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”he then said to the paralytic”Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” And he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9‬:‭4‬-‭8‬

The next drop, Part Two in this Series, “The Words of Christ” involves 20 MORE Quotes equalling out to 43 Verses out of the Book of Mathew.

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Understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and those of your opponent, is essential to victory. If you know both well, you won't fear the outcome of many battles.

1. Know Yourself and Your Enemy

The highest form of strategy is to win without engaging in battle by outsmarting your opponent and avoiding unnecessary conflict.

2. The Best Victory is to Win Without Fighting

Success comes to those who plan carefully and consider all possible outcomes before acting. Preparation reduces risks and increases chances of victory.

3. Prepare and Plan Meticulously

Flexibility is key. The ability to quickly adjust tactics based on new information or changing situations keeps you ahead of your opponent.

4. Adapt to Changing Circumstances

By creating ambiguity and misleading your opponent, you gain an advantage and can control the battlefield without direct confrontation.

5. Use Deception to Confuse the Enemy

Identify vulnerable points in your opponent's strategy or resources and direct your efforts there for maximum effect.

6. Exploit Your Enemy’s Weakness

Acting swiftly and unexpectedly keeps your enemy off balance, allowing you to dictate the pace of engagement.

7. Speed and Surprise are Powerful Tools

A confident leader inspires loyalty and strength within their group, which is vital to overcoming challenges and adversity.

8. Maintain Strong Leadership and Morale

Know the environment well and use it to your advantage. Favorable terrain can strengthen your position and weaken the enemy’s.

9. Control the Terrain

Wise commanders avoid wasting their forces and energy on unnecessary battles or overly risky decisions.

10. Preserve Your Resources

All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.

Insights from Sun Tzu’s ancient strategy guide, explained simply for modern understanding.

"There's not a dated maxim or vague prescription in it." — Newsweek Regarded as the world's oldest military treatise, this compact volume has instructed officers and tacticians for more than 2,000 years. From its origins in China, The Art of War traveled the world to inform the strategies of Napoleon and World War II generals. More recently, it has taken on a new life as a guide to competing successfully in business, law, and sports. All of The Art of War's concepts retain their value to modern readers, from the prudence of circumventing a strong opponent and taking advantage of a weak one to the wisdom of preparedness and flexibility. Other topics include strategy, tactics, maneuvering, communications, the treatment of soldiers, and the worth of well-trained officers. History enthusiasts, business thought leaders, and anyone intrigued by competition and rivalry will appreciate this elegant edition of the classic work.

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Sun Tzu (孫子; pinyin: Sūnzǐ) is a honorific title bestowed upon Sūn Wu (孫武 c. 544-496 BC), the author of The Art of War (孫子兵法), an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. Sun Tzu believed in the use of the military sciences to effect outcomes that would result in peace.In the author's name, Sūn Wu, the character wu, meaning "military", is the same as the character in wu shu, or martial art. Sun Wu also has a courtesy name, Chang Qing (Cháng Qīng).

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"The meaning of life is that it stops."

"I never wish to be easily defined."

"I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.

"A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die."

"There are times when I am convinced I am unfit for any human relationship.

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