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Sun Tzu quotes

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Sun Tzu quote: "Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while..."
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. 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
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
Sun Tzu quote: "Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory..."
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack. Sun Tzu
The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its middle, and you will be attacked by head and tail both. Sun Tzu
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle Sun Tzu
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. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "He will win whose army is animated by the spirit throughout..."
He will win whose army is animated by the spirit throughout all its ranks. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the..."
Like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not pressa..."
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not pressa desperate foe too hard. 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

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