Sun Tzu Quotes, Distance Quotes, Army Quotes

To maintain an army at a distance causes the people to be impoverished.

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It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order.

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Kill one, terrify a thousand.

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There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; a delicacy of honour, which is sensitive to shame; over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.

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What is of the greatest importance in war is extraordinary speed: One cannot afford to neglect opportunity.

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It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled.

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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.

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Opportunities increase as they are taken.

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Quickness is the essence of the war.

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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.

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A leader leads by example not by force.

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If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

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Birds rising in flight is a sign that the enemy is lying in ambush; when the wild animals are startled and flee he is trying to take you unaware.

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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.

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In your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise: which of the two generals has the most ability? on which side is Discipline most rigorously enforced? which army is stronger? on which side are the officers and men more highly trained? in which army is there the greater constancy both in reward and punishment?

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O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.

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He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be dampened. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength.

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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night.

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Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.

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The best general is the one who never fights.

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