# Classical wisdom for business

Explore every chapter of Sunzi, the Analects, Laozi, Mencius and the Great Learning, plus the main Zhuge Liang biography, with business applications.

An index of complete chapter summaries and business examples. Distinguish sources, interpretations and applications; verify results in each actual case.

## Source guides

- [The Art of War: a guide to key ideas](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/books/sunzi.en.md): All 13 chapters, plus three focused idea guides.
- [The Analects: a guide to learning and reflection](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/books/analects.en.md): All 20 books, plus three focused idea guides.
- [Zhuge Liang: strategy and fair standards](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/books/zhuge-liang.en.md): The main Zhuge Liang biography in six editorial themes. These are not original chapter divisions; Pei Songzhi’s annotations and all other records are outside this coverage.
- [Laozi: a guide to the Dao De Jing](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/books/laozi.en.md): All 81 chapters of the Wang Bi text, with main points and business applications.
- [Mencius: a guide to judgment and responsibility](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/books/mencius.en.md): Both parts of seven books: all 14 parts, with main points and business applications.
- [The Great Learning: purpose and practice](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/books/great-learning.en.md): One main-text chapter and ten commentary chapters. Chapter 5 distinguishes Zhu Xi’s supplement. Coverage concerns each chapter’s main points, not a complete translation or every annotation.

## Focused ideas

- [Know both sides](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/entries/sunzi/know-yourself-and-others.en.md)
- [Win without direct conflict](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/entries/sunzi/win-without-direct-conflict.en.md)
- [Avoid strength and act on weakness](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/entries/sunzi/choose-your-ground.en.md)
- [Learn anew from the past](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/entries/analects/review-to-discover.en.md)
- [Study and reflection](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/entries/analects/learn-and-think.en.md)
- [Knowing and not knowing](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/entries/analects/acknowledge-unknowns.en.md)
- [The Longzhong plan](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/entries/zhuge-liang/sequence-and-alliance.en.md)
- [Fair standards in Chen Shou’s account](https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/entries/zhuge-liang/fair-standards.en.md)

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## Example request

Use https://sakimyto.com/classics-data/start-here.en.md to explore this business problem.
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Distinguish the source passage, the editorial interpretation and your proposed application.
Provide applicability and reasons, alternatives, concrete actions, source connections and a validation plan.
Check limitations and do not invent outcomes or facts.

Updated: 2026-10-13 · v1.0.0