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Sun Tzu  Quotes
To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.

—Sun Tzu

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EnemySun-TzuWar
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If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive;and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attachedto you, punishments are not enforced,...

—Sun Tzu

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CharismaDisciplineLeadership
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If we wish to wrest an advantage from the enemy, we must not fix our minds on that alone, but allow for the possibility of the enemy also doing some harm to us, and let...

—Sun Tzu

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BusinessStrategyWar
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The art of war is the art of deception.

—Sun Tzu

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StrategyTactics
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So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are victorious. Those who discern when to use many or few troops are victorious....

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Conflict
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So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

—Sun Tzu

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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.

—Sun Tzu

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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.

—Sun Tzu

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do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat

—Sun Tzu

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The skillful leader subdues the enemy’s troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field. With his forces intact he disputes...

—Sun Tzu

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Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy’s strategy.

—Sun Tzu

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Chinese PhilosopherEnemies
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All warfare is based on deception.

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Chinese Philosopher
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

—Sun Tzu

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DeceptionLifeWar
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the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

—Sun Tzu

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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points;

—Sun Tzu

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There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults;(4) a delicacy of honor which is...

—Sun Tzu

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To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

—Sun Tzu

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Chinese PhilosopherExcellence
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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.

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Chinese PhilosopherMen
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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which...

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Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

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Leadership
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first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured

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BusinessStrategyWar
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Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.

—Sun Tzu

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StrategyWar
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One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.

—Sun Tzu

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To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls victory in battle good, but it is not really good.

—Sun Tzu

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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

—Sun Tzu

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Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise; for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.

—Sun Tzu

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Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.

—Sun Tzu

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In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to...

—Sun Tzu

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Art
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.

—Sun Tzu

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Chinese PhilosopherDisaster
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Therefore the skilful leader subdues the enemy’s troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.

—Sun Tzu

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Winners And Winning
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But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

—Sun Tzu

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DeathLifeSun-Tzu
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It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy’s one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.

—Sun Tzu

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ArmiesForcesRules
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When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.

—Sun Tzu

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BusinessStrategyWar
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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.

—Sun Tzu

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Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

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Night
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The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

—Sun Tzu

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Chinese PhilosopherMan
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

—Sun Tzu

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Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If...

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We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country — its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps.

—Sun Tzu

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BusinessStrategyWar
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If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.

—Sun Tzu

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According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?

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Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.

—Sun Tzu

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Army
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Be where your enemy is not.

—Sun Tzu

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Danger has a bracing effect.

—Sun Tzu

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The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

—Sun Tzu

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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

—Sun Tzu

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Chinese Philosopher
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There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

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Chinese PhilosopherCountry
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There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.

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Chinese Philosopher
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.

—Sun Tzu

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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.

—Sun Tzu

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