General's Haughtiness & Generosity-Zhuge Liang
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General's Haughtiness & Generosity-Zhuge Liang
English
As the commanding general, one should not be haughty. If he is haughty, there will bound to be times when he offends people. Such actions could lead to people turning against him. As a commanding general, he should not be petty. If he is petty and does not reward his men well, his men would not give their best. If they do not give their best, the general would not be able to achieve victory. And since victory cannot be achieved the nation will weaken. If the nation weakens, it also means that the enemy has strengthened. Confucius said:"Even if one has the fine talents of Emperor Zhou, if he is arrogant and stingy, his qualities would not be noteworthy."
Modern
作为将领千万不可骄傲自大。如果态度骄傲，待人处事肯定会有失礼之处，而一旦失礼就可能导致众叛亲离。作为将领也不可吝啬、小气。如果吝啬小气，就不会奖赏士卒。不奖赏士卒，士卒就不会在战斗中拼效力。士卒不在战场拼斗，就不会在战场中取得胜利。不能取得胜利，则国家实力也会因此转向虚弱。国家实力虚弱，则表示敌人在强大起来。 孔子说：“一个人即使有如周公的才华，但是他骄傲且吝啬，纵然其他方面再好，也没有什么可观之处。”
Original
将不可骄，骄则失礼，失礼则人离，人离则众判。将不可吝，吝则赏不行，赏不行则士不致命，士不致命则军无功，无功则国虚，国虚则寇实矣。 孔子曰：“如有周公之才之美，使骄且吝，其余不足观也已。”
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From: Zhuge Liang Art of War Chapter 1