Sun Tzu Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Leader Quotes

When the leader is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent rules, neighboring rulers will take advantage of this.

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Now a soldier's spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind is only on returning to camp.

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The height of strategy, is to attack your opponent's strategy.

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If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose.

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Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.

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He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.

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To maintain an army at a distance causes the people to be impoverished.

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In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power.

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Against those skilled in attack, an enemy does not know where to defend; against the experts in defense, the enemy does not know where to attack.

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Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.

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There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.

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Those who excel in war first cultivate their own humanity and and maintain their laws and institutions. By these means they make their governments invincible.

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The peak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

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Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.

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The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its middle, and you will be attacked by head and tail both.

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Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.

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Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.

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When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal.

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Ponder and deliberate before you make your move. He will conquer who has learned the artifice of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering.

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Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy; forceful execution of even a poor plan can often bring victory.

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