When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.
SUN TZURewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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Hence 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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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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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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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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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
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