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• the leader of armies is the arbiter of the people's fate, the man on whom it depends whether the nation shall be in peace or in peril.

  Sun Tzu

  Army, Fate, Men

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

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• When the enemy's envoy's speak in humble terms, but continues his preparations, he will advance. When their language is deceptive but the enemy pretentiously advances, he will retreat. When the envoys speak in apologetic terms, he wishes a respite. When without a previous understanding the enemy asks for a truce, he is plotting. When the enemy sees an advantage but does not advance to seize it, he is fatigued.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Humble

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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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• 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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• When campaigning, be swift as the wind; in leisurely march, majestic as the forest; in raiding and plundering, like fire; in standing, firm as the mountains. As unfathomable as the clouds, move like a thunderbolt.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Moving

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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.

  Sun Tzu

  Athlete, Warrior, Opponents

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

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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.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Enemy, Conquer

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• It is sufficient to estimate the enemy situation correctly and to concentrate your strength to capture him. There is no more to it than this. He who lacks foresight and underestimates his enemy will surely be captured by him.

  Sun Tzu

  Enemy, Underestimate, Capture

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

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Drinking

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

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• Rapidity is the essence of war.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Essence

  Sun Tzu (2012). “The Art of War”, p.180, e-artnow

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• It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.

  Sun Tzu

  Wise, Wisdom, War

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.47, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Military, War

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.16, Lulu.com

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• The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without having to fight them.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Fighting

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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 this is long delayed, weapons are blunted and morale depressed.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Long

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• There is nothing more difficult than tactical maneuvering. The difficult consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain. Thus, to take a long and circuitous route after enticing the enemy out of the way, and though starting after him to contrive to reach the goal before him, shows knowledge of the artifice of deviation.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Long

  Sun Tzu (2012). “Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text”, p.118, Tuttle Publishing

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• Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Military, War

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

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• In warfare, first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured.

  Sun Tzu

  Army, Victory, Battle

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.20, Xist Publishing

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• Other conditions being equal, if one force is hurled against another ten times its size, the result will be the flight of the former.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Size

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

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• If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagement; I attack that which he is obliged to rescue.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Enemy, Wish

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

  Sun Tzu

  Wise, War, Enemy

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

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• War is a matter of vital importance to the state.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Matter, States

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

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• It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Following Instructions, Giving

  "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, translated by Chow-Hou Wee, (Chapter XIII), 2003.

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• Getting people to fight by letting the force of momentum work is like rolling logs and rocks. Logs and rocks are still when in a secure place, but roll on an incline; they remain stationary if square, they roll if round. Therefore, when people are skillfully led into battle, the momentum is like that of round rocks rolling down a high mountain - this is force.

  Sun Tzu

  Fighting, Squares, Rocks

  Sunzi, Sun-Tzu, Thomas Cleary (1998). “The illustrated art of war”, Shambhala Pubns

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• With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Enemy

  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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