710 Quotes by Sun Tzu


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    Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.

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    If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.

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    Like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more.

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    It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the profit can be total. This is the law of strategic siege.

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    Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night...

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    If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.

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    No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

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    If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to provoke a battle, and fighting will be to your disadvantage.

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