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Sun Tzu
Chinese
Philosopher
Enemy
Fighting
Victory
War
Will
You
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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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