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Sun Tzu quotes about fighting

Chinese Philosopher

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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
Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: (1)He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. (2) Hewill win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.(3) He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughoutall its ranks. (4) He will win who, prepared himself, waits to takethe enemy unprepared. (5) He will win who has military capacity andis not interfered with by the sovereign. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in..."
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms..."
One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all. Sun Tzu
To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill Sun Tzu
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory is won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance..."
Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance..."
Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred..."
Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight."
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. Sun Tzu
If fighting is sure to result in victory, than 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
Therefore one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful. Seizing the enemy without fighting is the most skillful. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be..."
He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious. Sun Tzu

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