Sun Tzu Quotes - Page 13

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

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Self

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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.

  Sun Tzu

  Circles, Battle, Troops

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• One who has few must prepare against the enemy; one who has many makes the enemy prepare against him.

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  Art, War, Art Of War

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A. Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.255, Adams Media

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• When the enemy is at ease, be able to weary him; when well fed, to starve him; when at rest, to make him move. Appear at places to which he must hasten; move swiftly where he does not expect you.

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  Art, War, Moving

  "The Art of War". Book by Sun Tzu, Chapter VI · Weaknesses and Strengths, 2003.

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• If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.

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  Men, Order, Gains

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.112, Simon and Schuster

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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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  Home, Army, Enemy

  Sun Tzu (2015). “The Art of War”, Booklassic

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• Who can determine where one ends and the other begins?

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  Relationship, Ends, Determine

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.115, Wordsworth Editions

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• Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.

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  Art, War, Mind

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.30, Lulu.com

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• One whose troops repeatedly congregate in small groups here and there, whispering together, has lost the masses. One who frequently grants rewards is in deep distress. One who frequently imposes punishments is in great difficulty. One who is at first excessively brutal and then fears the masses is the pinnacle of stupidity.

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  Punishment, Stupidity, Together

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• An army may be likened to water, for just as flowing water avoids the heights and hastens to the lowlands, so an army avoids strength and strikes weakness.

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  Art, War, Army

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

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• For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

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  Business, War, Army

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A. Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.59, Adams Media

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• Against those skilled in attack, an enemy does not know where to defend; against the experts in defense, the enemy does not know where to attack.

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  Enemy, Experts, Doe

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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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  Soldier, Ladders, Height

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.47, Wordsworth Editions

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• Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.

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  Art, War, May

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.12, Lulu.com

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• For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.

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  War, Enemy, Advantage

  James Clavell, Sun Tzu (2013). “The Art of War”, p.14, Hachette UK

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• There are only five notes in the musical scale, but their variations are so many that they cannot all be heard. There are only five basic colors, but their variations are so many that they cannot all be seen. There are only five basic flavors, but their variations are so many that they cannot all be tasted. There are only two kinds of charge in battle, the unorthodox surprise attack and the orthodox direct attack, but variations of the unorthodox and the orthodox are endless. The unorthodox and the orthodox give rise to each other, like a beginningless circle-who could exhaust them?

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  Color, Circles, Two

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.98, Shambhala Publications

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• Hostile armies may face each other for years, striving for the victory which is decided in a single day. This being so, to remain in ignorance of the enemy's condition simply because one grudges the outlay of a hundred ounces of silver in honors and emoluments, is the height of inhumanity.

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  Ignorance, Army, Years

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

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• There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.There are not more than five primary colors, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted.

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  Art, War, Yield

  Sun Tzu (2017). “The Art Of War - The Oldest Military Treatise in the World”, p.55, Youcanprint

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• If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be unless.

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  War, Punishment, Soldier

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.22, Lulu.com

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• The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only purpose is to protect the people and promote the best interests of his sovereign, is the precious jewel of the state.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Punishment

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• Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.

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  Art, War, Decision

  Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.15, SJ Creations Tokyo

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• To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy by strategy.

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  War, Enemy, Conquer

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• So it is that good warriors take their stance on ground where they cannot lose, and do not overlook conditions that make an opponent prone to defeat.

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  Athlete, Warrior, Opponents

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.93, Shambhala Publications

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• Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Military, War

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• If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst.

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  Art, War, Drinking

  Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli (2013). “The Complete Art of War”, p.53, Simon and Schuster

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