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Sun Tzu quotes

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Sun Tzu quote: "All is fair in love and war"
All is fair in love and war Sun Tzu
No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify hisown spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, staywhere you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeededby content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come againinto being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Keep your friends close, but your enimies closer"
Keep your friends close, but your enimies closer Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come..."
But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Sun Tzu
When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders'. Sun Tzu
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. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them. Sun Tzu
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. Sun Tzu
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
When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise. Sun Tzu
Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength. Sun Tzu
Water shapes its course according to the nature of the groundover which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relationto the foe whom he is facing. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you..."
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. Sun Tzu
If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch`i State. His Art of War brought him to the notice of Ho Lu, King of Wu. Ho Lu said to him: “I have carefully perused your 13 chapters. May I submit your theory of managing soldiers to a slight test? Sun Tzu

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