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• They [spies] cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Spy

  Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.39, SJ Creations Tokyo

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• He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.

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  Military, War, Winning

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.16, Xist Publishing

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• A clever general... avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. This is the art of studying moods. Disciplined and calm, he awaits the appearance of disorder and hubbub among the enemy. This is the art of retaining self-possession.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Clever, War

  James Clavell, Sun Tzu (2013). “The Art of War”, p.31, Hachette UK

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• If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are not in danger, do not fight.

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  Art, War, Fighting

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.144, Simon and Schuster

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• In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them.

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  Military, War, Disposition

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

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• If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak. If the banners and flags are shifted about, sedition is afoot. If the officers are angry, it means that the men are weary.

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  Art, War, Mean

  Sun Tzu “The Art of War”, Lulu.com

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• These are six ways of courting defeat, which must be carefully noted by the general who has attained a responsible post.

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  Art, War, Way

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.23, Lulu.com

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• Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety.

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  War, Army, Safety

  Sun, Tzu (2015). “The Art of War”, p.156, Aegitas

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• Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.

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  Art, Military, War

  Sun Tzu, General Press (2016). “The Art of War”, p.10, GENERAL PRESS

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• We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporising ground; (4) narrow passes; (5) precipitous heights; (6) positions at a great distance from the enemy.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Distance

  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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• He must be able to mystify his officers and men by false reports and appearances, and thus keep them in total ignorance.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Ignorance

  Sun Tzu “The Art of War”, Lulu.com

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• The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally

  Sun Tzu

  Country, Soldier, Allies

  Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.29, SJ Creations Tokyo

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• Without local guides, your enemy employs the land as a weapon against you.

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  Land, Enemy, Weapons

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• When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become, as it were, like rolling logs or stones... The energy developed by good fighting men is as the momentum of a round stone rolled down a mountain thousands of feet in height.

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  Art, War, Fighting

  Sun Tzu “The Art of War”, Lulu.com

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• On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough; hence the institution of gongs and drums... banners and flags. Gongs and drums, banners and flags, are means whereby the ears and eyes of the host may be focused on one particular point.

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  Art, War, Mean

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.23, Cosimo, Inc.

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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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  War, Fighting, Winning

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.82, Shambhala Publications

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

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  Fighting, Army, Enemy

  Tzu Sun (1994). “The Art of War”, p.135, Basic Books

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• And regulation entails organizational effectiveness, a chain of command, and a structure for logistical support.

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  Effectiveness, Support, Regulation

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• If I am able to determine the enemy's dispositions while at the same time I conceal my own, then I can concentrate and he must divide.

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  Enemy, Able, Disposition

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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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  War, Victory, Battle

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.56, Shambhala Publications

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• If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle

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  Military, Art Of War, Warrior

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

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• A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.

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  Wise, War, Enemy

  Sun Tzu, General Press (2016). “The Art of War”, p.10, GENERAL PRESS

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• When you do battle, even if you are winning, if you continue for a long time it will dull your forces and blunt you edge...If you keep your armies out in the field for a long time, your supplies will be insufficient. Transportation of provisions itself consumes 20 times the amount transported.

  Sun Tzu

  Army, Winning, Long

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• No nation has ever benefited from a prolonged war.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Nations

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• Do not press an enemy at bay.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Enemy

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