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• A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Vexation, Kingdoms

  Victoria Charles, Sun Tzu (2015). “Art of War”, p.73, Parkstone International

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• The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.

  Sun Tzu

  Military, War, Army

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.22, Xist Publishing

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

  Sun Tzu

  Military, War, Persistence

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.65, Shambhala Publications

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• What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge.

  Sun Tzu

  Wise, Art, War

  The Art of War (6th century b.c.).

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• You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. Therefore, that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

  Sun Tzu

  Art Of War, Safety, Doe

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• The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.

  Sun Tzu

  Leadership, Business, War

  "The Art of War". Chapter I: Detail Assessment and Planning. Translated by Chow-Hou Wee, 2003.

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• Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril.

  Sun Tzu

  Inspirational, Art, Fear

  The Art of War ch. 3 (translation by Yuan Shibang)

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• Defeat the enemies strategy.

  Sun Tzu

  Decision, Enemy, Defeat

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• In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.

  Sun Tzu

  Strength, Art, Peace

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• The dance of battle is always played to the same impatient rhythm. What begins in a surge of violent motion is always reduced to the perfectly still.

  Sun Tzu

  Warrior, Battle, Samurai

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• Without harmony in the State, no military expedition can be undertaken; without harmony in the army, no battle array can be formed.

  Sun Tzu

  Military, Army, Battle

  Sun Tzu “The Art of War”, Lulu.com

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• He who is not sage and wise, humane and just, cannot use secret agent.s. And he who is not delicate and subtle cannot get the truth out of them.

  Sun Tzu

  Wise, Secret, Use

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• The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Army, Opportunity

  Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.12, SJ Creations Tokyo

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• Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Army, Punishment

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.41, Wordsworth Editions

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• This does not mean that the enemy is to be allowed to escape. The object is to make him believe that there is a road to safety, and thus prevent his fighting with the courage of despair. After that, you may crush him.

  Sun Tzu

  Crush, War, Believe

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.37, Xist Publishing

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• In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good.

  Sun Tzu

  Country, Art, War

  Sun Tzu, Sun Zi, Lionel Giles (2006). “The Art of War”, p.13, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.

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• When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Moving

  Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.28, SJ Creations Tokyo

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• It is through the dispositions of an army that its condition may be discovered. Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory,; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.

  Sun Tzu

  Army, Secret, Victory

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.18, Xist Publishing

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• Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected.

  Sun Tzu

  Enemy, March, Where You Are

  Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli (2013). “The Complete Art of War”, p.29, Simon and Schuster

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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.

  Sun Tzu

  Fighting, Enemy, Battle

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• It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one's readiness to meet him; not to presume that he will not attack, but rather to make one's self invincible.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Self

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• Should one ask: 'how do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: seize something he cherishes and he will conform to your desires.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Enemy

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.129, Simon and Schuster

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• As water shapes its flow in accordance with the ground, so an army manages its victory in accordance with the situation of the enemy.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Army

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.33, Wordsworth Editions

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• The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Order

  Sun Tzu, General Press (2016). “The Art of War”, p.41, GENERAL PRESS

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• Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Army

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.30, Xist Publishing

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