If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
SUN TZUWhen 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.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Never venture, never win!
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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
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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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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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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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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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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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Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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