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Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
Enemy Fighting Victory War Will You
Related authors: Confucius Han Fei Hu Shih Lao Tzu Mencius Zhuangzi
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. Sun Tzu
You Director Fate Extremely Point Mysterious Opponent Subtle Thereby Even
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun Tzu
War Art Enemy Fighting Supreme Without Subdue Art Of War
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. Sun Tzu
You Yourself Enemy Fear Hundred Battles Results Know Know Yourself Need
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Sun Tzu
Fight Enemy Fighting Our Consists Battles Excellence Supreme Without Breaking Conquer Resistance
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. Sun Tzu
War Win First Seek Go While Victorious Then Warriors Defeated
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. Sun Tzu
War Art Enemy Made Own Our Rather Rely Fact Attacking Likelihood Him Readiness Coming His Art Of War Us Teaches Receive Chance Position
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack. Sun Tzu
Success Victory Defence Possibility Lies Attack
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. Sun Tzu
War Enemy Battles Thousand Self Thy Know Victories
Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster. Sun Tzu
You Fight Yourself Enemy Hundred Battles Disaster Know Know Yourself Without Your
A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame. Sun Tzu
Good Benevolent Commander Fame
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death. Sun Tzu
Death Veterans Day You Will Own Valleys Soldiers Follow Sons Look Unto Children Regard Them Stand Your Even Deepest Beloved
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. Sun Tzu
Enemy Opportunity Own Defeat Our Ourselves Secure Lies Himself Provided Hands Against Defeating
Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Sun Tzu
Enemy Fighting Consists Excellence Supreme Without Breaking Resistance
Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men. Sun Tzu
Army Better Victory Men Trained Officers Goes Who
He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks. Sun Tzu
Army Win Will Ranks Spirit Throughout Animated He Same Whose
The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. Sun Tzu
Battle Before Few Temple General Wins Calculations Makes Loses His Beforehand Who Many Fought
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. Sun Tzu
Service Good Thought Country Kingdom Fearing General Only Advances Retreats Protect Without His Fame Sovereign Disgrace Who Whose Jewel
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. Sun Tzu
Leadership Enemy Wait Will Lies He Prudent Victorious Who
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near. Sun Tzu
You Enemy Believe Make Him Far Near
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved. Sun Tzu
Victory Men Strategy Out Evolved See Tactics None Whereby Which Conquer
For 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. Sun Tzu
Enemy Win Fighting Hundred Battles Without Subdue Victories Skill
Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory. Sun Tzu
People Victory Will Fall Situation Live Danger Strive Plunge Able Annihilation Deadly Survive Confront Them Then
The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. Sun Tzu
Quality Decision Victim Strike Destroy Like Enables Well-Timed Falcon Which
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory. Sun Tzu
War Battle Victory First Defeat Destined Has-Been Seeks Only He Thus Looks Been Won Whereas After Afterwards Victorious Fights Who Strategist
Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move. Sun Tzu
War Army Every Secret Make Operations Essential Move Them
When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. Sun Tzu
Enemy Sign Compliments Truce Wishes Mouths Sent
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