given in the San Kuo Chih, ch. 10.
- See XI. § 58, note.
- Hou Han Shu, ch. 17 ad init.
- San Kuo Chih, ch. 54.
- Sung Shih, ch. 365 ad init.
- The few Europeans who have yet had an opportunity of acquainting themselves with Sun Tzŭ are not behindhand in their praise. In this connection, I may perhaps be excused for quoting from a letter from Lord Roberts, to whom the sheets of the present work were submitted previous to publication: "Many of Sun Wu’s maxims are perfectly applicable to the present day, and no. 11 [in Chapter VIII] is one that the people of this country would do well to take to heart."