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• We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country.

  Sun Tzu

  Country, Art, War

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.22, Cosimo, Inc.

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• If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

  Sun Tzu

  Money, Military, War

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

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• It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Knowledge

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• If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.

  Sun Tzu

  Military, War, Greatest Victory

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.11, Cosimo, Inc.

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• When the thunderclap comes, there is no time to cover the ears.

  Sun Tzu

  Ears

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• According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?

  Sun Tzu

  War, Assessment, Victory

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.113, Shambhala Publications

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• If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Fighting, Victory

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.24, Lulu.com

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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?

  Sun Tzu

  Color, Circles, Two

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

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• It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Army, Two

  Sun Tzu, General Press (2016). “The Art of War”, p.13, GENERAL PRESS

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

  Sun Tzu

  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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• When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Order

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• Those who excel in war first cultivate their own humanity and and maintain their laws and institutions. By these means they make their governments invincible.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Mean, Government

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• To plan secretly, to move surreptitiously, to foil the enemy's intentions and balk his schemes, so that at last the day may be won without shedding a drop of blood.

  Sun Tzu

  Moving, Blood, Enemy

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

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• Therefore I say: know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril.

  Sun Tzu

  Military, Winning, Ignorant

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• Order or disorder depends on organisation and direction; courage or cowardice on circumstances; strength or weakness on tactical dispositions.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Order, Weakness

  "The Art of War".

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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.

  Sun Tzu

  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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• If their forces are substantial, prepare for them; if their forces are strong, avoid them.

  Sun Tzu

  Strength, Peace, Strong

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• Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called entangling.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Abandoned

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

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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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• 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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• 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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• Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus he is master of his enemy's fate.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Fate, Enemy

  "The Art of War". Chapter VI: Weaknesses and Strengths. Translated by Chow-Hou Wee, 2003.

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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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• 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.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Yield

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

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• Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight... Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy... By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord; or by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Clever, War

  Sun Tzu (2012). “Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text”, p.112, Tuttle Publishing

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