Sun Tzu Quotes, War Quotes, Struggle Quotes

Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule of armed struggle.

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The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drained away. When their substance is drained away, they will be afflicted by heavy exactions. With this loss of substance and exhaustion of strength, the homes of the people will be stripped bare, and their incomes dissipated.

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

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They [spies] cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness.

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

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Invincibility depends on one's self; the enemy's vulnerability on him.

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Carefully study the well-being of your men, and do not overtax them. Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. Keep your army continually on the move, and devise unfathomable plans.

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If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve.

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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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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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If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.

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Know the enemy and know yourself.

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Do not press an enemy at bay.

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Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.

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Know the enemy, know yourself; your victory will never be endangered. Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be total.

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Pretend to be weak, so your enemy may grow arrogant.

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A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.

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The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.

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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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Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver. What is difficult about maneuver is to make the devious route the most direct and to turn misfortune to advantage.

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