Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu

"When a force Has fallen into danger,It can Snatch victory From defeat."
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"When a force Has fallen into danger,It can Snatch victory From defeat."
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"The highest form of warfare Is to attack Strategy itself;"
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"Those who come seeking peace without mentioning an agreement are plotting against you."
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"If you cannot completely thwart the enemy's plans, try to disrupt their alliances."
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"It is said that victorious warriors first win and then go to war, while defeated warriors first go to war and then seek to win."
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"Anger can turn into love, and rage can transform into joy, but a shattered nation cannot be created, and the dead cannot be brought back to life."
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"Having intelligence without conscience is like owning a field that you never cultivate. Having intelligence without courage is like having saplings and not planting them. Having courage without humanity is like knowing how to harvest without sowing."
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"65. If the enemy leaves a door open, you must rush in."
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"When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be damped. (...)when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue."
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"The onrush of a conquering force is like the bursting of pent-up waters into a chasm a thousand fathoms deep."
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"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."
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"It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two."
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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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"Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength."
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"You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked."
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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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"For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak."
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"Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands."
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"If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune."
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"Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions."
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