Sun Tzu Quotes, Army Quotes, Fire Quotes

There are five kinds of incendiary attack: The first is called setting fire to personnel; the second, to stores; the third, to transport vehicles and equipment; the fourth, to munitions; the fifth, to supply installations...In all cases an army must understand the changes induced by the five kinds of incendiary attack, and make use of logistical calculations to address them.

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If their forces are substantial, prepare for them; if their forces are strong, avoid them.

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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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Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war.

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Do not press an enemy at bay.

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We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country.

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Victory is the main object in war.

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It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order.

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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.

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The best general is the one who never fights.

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

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In the tumult and uproar, the battle seems chaotic, but there is no disorder, the troops appear to be milling about in circles but cannot be defeated.

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So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are victorious. Those who discern when to use many or few troops are victorious. Those whose upper and lower ranks have the same desire are victorious.

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The business of a general is to kick away the ladder behind soldiers when they have climbed up a height.

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Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle .... They conquer by strategy.

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The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy

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The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side.

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Every battle is won before it is fought.

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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.

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To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally is no longer an enemy.

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