Sun Tzu Quotes - Page 17

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• When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls a weak detachment against a powerful one, and neglects to place picked soldiers in the front rank, the result must be rout.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Powerful, War

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

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• Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Loss

  Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli (2013). “The Complete Art of War”, p.61, Simon and Schuster

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• To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Army

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

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• Bestow rewards without regard to rule, issue orders without regard to previous arrangements; and you will be able to handle a whole army as though you had to do with but a single man.

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  Art, Military, War

  Sun Tzu (2012). “The Art of War (The Classic Lionel Giles Translation)”, p.33, e-artnow

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• If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. If we know that the enemy is open to attack, and also know that our men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the nature of the ground makes fighting impracticable, we have still gone only halfway towards victory.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Military, War

  Sun Tzu, Sunzi (2007). “Sun-Tzu on the Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World (Sunzi for Language Learners, Volume 1)”, p.112, Lulu.com

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

  Sun Tzu

  Military, War, Winning

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

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• Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Spirit

  The Art of War (6th century b.c.).

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• If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose.

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  Art, Children, War

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

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• There are five kinds of incendiary attack: The first is called setting fire to personnel; the second, to stores; the third, to transport vehicles and equipment; the fourth, to munitions; the fifth, to supply installations...In all cases an army must understand the changes induced by the five kinds of incendiary attack, and make use of logistical calculations to address them.

  Sun Tzu

  Army, Fire, Use

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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.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Fighting

  Sun Tzu “The Art of War”, Lulu.com

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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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• Of all rewards none [is] more liberal than those given to secret agents.

  Sun Tzu

  Secret, Agents, Rewards

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• Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with your enemy.

  Sun Tzu

  Lying, Army, Enemy

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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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• 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.

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

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  Land, Enemy, Weapons

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

  Sun Tzu

  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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Mean

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

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

  Sun Tzu

  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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