Sun Tzu Quotes, War Quotes, Mean Quotes

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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Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.

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Tags : Sun Tzu Quotes , Fighting Quotes , Army Quotes

You can prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive.

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Tags : Sun Tzu Quotes , Warrior Quotes , Defense Quotes

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

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Tags : Sun Tzu Quotes , Military Quotes , War Quotes

The general must be the first in the toils and fatigues of the army. In the heat of summer he does not spread his parasol nor in the cold of winter don thick clothing. In dangerous places he must dismount and walk. He waits until the army's wells have been dug and only then drinks; until the army's food is cooked before he eats; until the army's fortifications have been completed, to shelter himself.

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Tags : Sun Tzu Quotes , Summer Quotes , Art Quotes

There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.

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Someone unfamiliar with the mountains and forests cannot advance [the team]. One who does not employ local guides cannot gain the advantage.

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Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.

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The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

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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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