17. 合於利而動不合於利而止

When it was to their advantage, they made a forward move; when

otherwise, they stopped still.

Mei Yao-ch‘ên connects this with the foregoing: 然能使敵若此當須有利則

動無利則止 “Having succeeded in thus dislocating the enemy, they would

push forward in order to secure any advantage to be gained; if there

was no advantage to be gained, they would remain where they were.”

Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World · 第 333 / 458 题