Sun Tzu Quotes, Strength Quotes, Peace Quotes

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

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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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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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Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called entangling.

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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.

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The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting.

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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

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We cannot enter into alliance with neighbouring princes until we are acquainted with their designs. 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. We shall be unable to turn natural advantages to account unless we make use of local guides.

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Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business.

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If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

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There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; a delicacy of honour, which is sensitive to shame; over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.

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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.

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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

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Unless you know the mountains and the forests, the defiles and impasses, the lay of the marshes and swamps, you cannot maneuver with an armed force. Unless you use local guides, you cannot get the advantages of the land.

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It is ten thousand times cheaper to pay the best spies lavishly than even a tiny army poorly.

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If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to provoke a battle, and fighting will be to your disadvantage.

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The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.

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When you know both yourself as well as your competition, you are never in danger. To know yourself and not others, gives you half a chance of winning. Knowing neither yourself or your competition puts you in a position to lose.

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Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

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