One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
SUN TZUIf there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
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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.
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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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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.
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Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
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To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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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.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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