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There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefitted (Sun Tzu Quotes)
Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with your enemy (Sun Tzu Quotes)
Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack (Sun Tzu Quotes)
So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence (Sun Tzu Quotes)
The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself (Sun Tzu Quotes)
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle (Sun Tzu Quotes)
The peak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary (Sun Tzu Quotes)
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands (Sun Tzu Quotes)
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack (Sun Tzu Quotes)
There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare (Sun Tzu Quotes)
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious (Sun Tzu Quotes)
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 Quotes)
To plan secretly, to move surreptitiously, to foil the enemy’s intentions and balk his schemes, so that at last the day may be won without shedding a drop of blood (Sun Tzu Quotes)
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 (Sun Tzu Quotes)
If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are (Sun Tzu Quotes)
What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge (Sun Tzu Quotes)
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 (Sun Tzu Quotes)
From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy is prepared for your coming, and you fail to defeat him, then, return being impossible, disaster will ensue (Sun Tzu Quotes)
When one treats people with benevolence, justice and righteousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders (Sun Tzu Quotes)
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak (Sun Tzu Quotes)
One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it (Sun Tzu Quotes)
It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one’s readiness to meet him; not to presume that he will not attack, but rather to make one’s self invincible (Sun Tzu Quotes)
Know the enemy, know yourself; your victory will never be endangered. Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be total (Sun Tzu Quotes)
Use humility to make the enemy haughty. Tire them by flight. Cause division among them. When they are unprepared, attack and make your move when they do not expect it (Sun Tzu Quotes)
There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed (Sun Tzu Quotes)
For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at seizing advantages, and the stupid man has no fear of death (Sun Tzu Quotes)
To capture the enemy’s entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the supreme of excellence. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence (Sun Tzu Quotes)