If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
SUN TZURewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.
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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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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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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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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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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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