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44 quotes by Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu Traditional Chinese 孫子 Simplified Chinese 孙子 Literal meaning Master Sun Transcriptions Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sūnzǐ Wade–Giles Sun-tzu IPA [swə n tsɨ ] Middle Chinese Middle Chinese Swon-tsi Sun Wu Traditional Chinese 孫武 Simplified Chinese 孙武 Transcriptions Mandarin Tongyong Pinyin Sūn Wǔ Wade–Giles Sun Wu Changqing Traditional Chinese 長卿 Simplified Chinese 长卿 Transcriptions Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chángqīng Wade–Giles Ch'ang-ch'ing Sun Tzu...
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy 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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Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand... →

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To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without... →

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Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director... →

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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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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.

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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

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He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.

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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... →

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The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

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