Sun Tzu Quotes - Page 6

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• What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Army

  "The Art of War". Book by Sun Tzu, Chapter II · Waging War, 6th Century BC.

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• Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Doubt, Needs

  Sun Tzu “Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)”, Charles River Editors

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• Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Difficult

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• Know thy enemy and know thy self and you will win a hundred battles.

  Sun Tzu

  Winning, Self, Enemy

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• Set the troops to their tasks without imparting your designs.

  Sun Tzu

  Design, Troops, Tasks

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.48, Wordsworth Editions

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• He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be dampened. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength.

  Sun Tzu

  Strength, Art, Strong

  Sun Tzu “Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)”, Charles River Editors

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• Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Fighting, Army

  Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli (2013). “The Complete Art of War”, p.22, Simon and Schuster

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• What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.

  Sun Tzu

  Clever, War, Fighting

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.19, Xist Publishing

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• There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Army, Sovereign

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.19, Lulu.com

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• No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Fighting

  Sun Tzu, General Press (2016). “The Art of War”, p.61, GENERAL PRESS

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• The value of time, that is of being a little ahead of your opponent, often provides greater advantage than superior numbers or greater resources.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Numbers

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• The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.

  Sun Tzu

  Leadership, Business, Art Of War

  "The Art of War". Book by Sun Tzu, Chapter V · Forces, 2003.

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• In desperate position, you must fight.

  Sun Tzu

  Fighting, Desperate, Position

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.19, Lulu.com

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• Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy; forceful execution of even a poor plan can often bring victory.

  Sun Tzu

  Victory, Wrecks, Execution

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• In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Practice

  Sun Tzu (2012). “Sun Tzu Art of War”, p.56, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

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• It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Self

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

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• So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.

  Sun Tzu

  Strong, Military, War

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.21, FastPencil Inc

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• Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Movement

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• He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor practices them, will surely be defeated.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Fighting

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

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• What is of the greatest importance in war is extraordinary speed: One cannot afford to neglect opportunity.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Opportunity, Speed

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• If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy's position strong; if he has no alliances, the problem is minor and the enemy's position weak.

  Sun Tzu

  Strong, War, Enemy

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• In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Military, War

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

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• Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him

  Sun Tzu

  Art Of War, Enemy, Preparing For War

  Sun, Tzu (2015). “The Art of War”, p.103, Aegitas

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• In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Victory, Campaigns

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.11, Lulu.com

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• Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Moving

  Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli (2013). “The Complete Art of War”, p.67, Simon and Schuster

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