All Sun Tzu Quotes
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
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Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
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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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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.
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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.
Sun Tzu
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If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
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For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.
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The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.
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Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.
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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.
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Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
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The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
Sun Tzu
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