Sun Tzu Quotes

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  Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.

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  Opportunity, Victory, Problem

  Sun Tzu, Gary Gagliardi (2007). “Sun Tzu's the Art of War: Plus the Ancient Chinese Revealed”, p.39, Science of Strategy

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• The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting them know beforehand what you are going to do.

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  Art, Military, War

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.55, Shambhala Publications

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  The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

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  Art, Crazy, War

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

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• Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price.

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  Military, Warrior, Mma

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• By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes, he prevents the enemy from anticipating his purpose. At the critical moment, the leader of an army acts like one who has climbed up a height and then kicks away the ladder behind him.

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  Art, War, Army

  James Clavell, Sun Tzu (2013). “The Art of War”, p.52, Hachette UK

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• Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

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  Business, War, Fighting

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• If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.

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  Loss, Winning, Enemy

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  Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

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  Strength, Peace, War

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.57, Shambhala Publications

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

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  Strong, Military, War

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

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• Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

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  Thank You, Veterans Day, Art

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

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• Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night.

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  Art, War, Dark

  Sun Tzu (2012). “Sun Tzu Art of War”, p.57, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

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• Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow.

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  Change, Rivers, Flow

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• He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

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  Wisdom, War, Fighting

  Sun Tzu, Musashi Miyamoto, Inazo Nitobe (2016). “The Art of War - a Samurai Master Class”, p.13, Lulu.com

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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.

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  Art, War, Numbers

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• Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.

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  Crush, Art, War

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.7, Xist Publishing

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• Those who would wage war, should first eliminate all domestic enemies before proceeding to attack the external foe.

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  War, Enemy, Firsts

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• To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.

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  Inspirational, War, Marketing

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• All warfare is based on deception. Therefore, when capable, feign incapacity; when active, inactivity. When near, make it appear that you are far away; when far away, that you are to lure him; feign disorder and strike him. When he concentrates, prepare against him; where he is strong, avoid him. Anger his general and confuse him. Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

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  Strong, Arrogance, Deception

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• Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

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  Life, Strength, Wisdom

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• The nature of war is constant change.

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  War, Constant

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• It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order.

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  Art, War, Order

  Sun Tzu, General Press (2016). “The Art of War”, p.53, GENERAL PRESS

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• Those who do not know the plans of competitors cannot prepare alliances. Those who do not know the lay of the land cannot maneuver their forces. Those who do not use local guides cannot take advantage of the ground.

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  Land, Lobbyists, Lobbying

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.167, Shambhala Publications

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• One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.

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  War, Enemy, Needs

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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.

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  Country, Art, War

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

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

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  Clever, War, Fighting

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

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