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Sun Tzu Inspirational Quotes (271)

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Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.
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When your opponent gives you an opening, be swift as a hare.
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If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it.
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Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy forceful execution of even a poor plan can often bring victory.
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Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.
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Carefully study the well-being of your men, and do not overtax them. Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. Keep your army continually on the move, and devise unfathomable plans.
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If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.
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If this is long delayed, weapons are blunted and morale depressed.
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Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.
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Those who would wage war, should first eliminate all domestic enemies before proceeding to attack the external foe.
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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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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear then he will be amenable to your will.
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One defends when his strength is inadequate, he attacks when it is abundant.
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A sovereign of high character and intelligence must be able to know the right man, should place the responsibility on him, and expect results.
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Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt if you now Heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
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When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal.
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Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price.
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Secret operations are essential in war upon them the army relies to make its every move.
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Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient.
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So a military force has no constant formation, water has no constant shape: the ability to gain victory by changing and adapting according to the opponent is called genius.
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With regard to precipitous heights, if you are beforehand with your adversary, you should occupy the raised and sunny spots, and there wait for him to come up.
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If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight.
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The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without having to fight them.
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All battles are won before they start.
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