Jiāng yù qǔ zhī, bì xiān yǔ zhī.

將欲取之, 必先與之。

Lit [If in the] future [one] desires to get something, [one] must first give something.

Fig In order to get, one must first give.

Note [Cf. Lǎozǐ, chap. 33, paraphrased by Mao Zedong in reference to the nationalization of private enterprises; see his Collected Works Máo Zédōng Xuǎnjí, vol. 4.]

Topics Collected Works FUTURE INVESTMENT Lǎozǐ Máo Zédōng Xuǎnjí RECIPROCITY