If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
SUN TZUWho does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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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.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Never venture, never win!
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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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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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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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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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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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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.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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