非利不动 (非利不動) fēi lì bù dòng

fēi lì bù dòng phrase do not move unless it is to your advantage
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Quote: from the Warring States period text 孫子兵法 “Art of War” by Sunzi, section 12 (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Giles 1910, p. 158)

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  • Scroll 3 Hongming Ji (Collection on the Propagation and Clarification of Buddhism) 弘明集 — count: 1 , has English translation