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Quotation from The Art of War by Sun Tzu
“Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content”
The Art of War, Ch. XII.20 (The Attack by Fire), trans. Lionel Giles (1910)
Part of the warning that rulers must not go to war from anger, since a destroyed kingdom and the dead cannot be restored.
Citation: "Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content" — Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. XII.20 (The Attack by Fire), trans. Lionel Giles (1910). (id the-art-of-war-q12)
Portrait: 吴司马孙武, Unknown author, Public domain.
