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The Art of War
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If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve.
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To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful... It does not take much strength to lift a hair, it does not take sharp eyes to see the sun and moon, it does not take sharp ears to hear the thunderclap.
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It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.
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Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle.... They conquer by strategy.
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What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
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The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side.
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He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.
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In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.
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The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and of shrewdly calculating difficulties, dangers and distances, constitutes the test of a great general.
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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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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only purpose is to protect the people and promote the best interests of his sovereign, is the precious jewel of the state.
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If the enemy has occupied them before you, do not follow him, but retreat and try to entice him away.
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The quality of a decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.
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When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of its momentum. When the strike of a hawk breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing.
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Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.
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The art of using troops is this:
When ten to the enemy's one, surround him;
When five times his strength, attack him;
If double his strength, divide him;
If equally matched you may engage him;
If weaker numerically, be capable of withdrawing;
And if in all respects unequal, be capable of eluding him, for a small force is but booty for one more powerful.
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Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.
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Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all.
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The peak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.
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Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their victories in battle are not flukes. Their victories are not flukes because they position themselves where they will surely win, prevailing over those wh.
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Set the troops to their tasks without imparting your designs.
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If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner
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He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.
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Getting people to fight by letting the force of momentum work is like rolling logs and rocks. Logs and rocks are still when in a secure place, but roll on an incline; they remain stationary if square, they roll if round. Therefore, when people are skillfully led into battle, the momentum is like that of round rocks rolling down a high mountain -- this is force.
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Sun Tzu
Born:
543 BC
Died:
495 BC
(aged 48)
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