Sun Tzu Quotes, Land Quotes, Lobbyists Quotes

Those who do not know the plans of competitors cannot prepare alliances. Those who do not know the lay of the land cannot maneuver their forces. Those who do not use local guides cannot take advantage of the ground.

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When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways.

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To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

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Apparent confusion is a product of good order; apparent cowardice, of courage; apparent weakness, of strength.

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In all history, there is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. Only one who knows the disastrous effects of a long war can realize the supreme importance of rapidity in bringing it to a close.

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From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy is prepared for your coming, and you fail to defeat him, then, return being impossible, disaster will ensue.

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No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.

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Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals.

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What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.

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A leader leads by example not by force.

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Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army as you would one man.

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Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.

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The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all.

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Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat.

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Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel. Your occupation of it gives you access to all who border it and all who would covet it. On intersecting ground, if you establish alliances you are safe, if you lose alliances you are in peril.

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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.

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To plan secretly, to move surreptitiously, to foil the enemy's intentions and balk his schemes, so that at last the day may be won without shedding a drop of blood.

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Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

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The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.

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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.

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