Sun Tzu Quotes, Punishment Quotes, Stupidity Quotes

One whose troops repeatedly congregate in small groups here and there, whispering together, has lost the masses. One who frequently grants rewards is in deep distress. One who frequently imposes punishments is in great difficulty. One who is at first excessively brutal and then fears the masses is the pinnacle of stupidity.

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Bestow rewards without regard to rule, issue orders without regard to previous arrangements; and you will be able to handle a whole army as though you had to do with but a single man.

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Defeat the enemies strategy.

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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.

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The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy

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Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

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Attack where he is unprepared; sally forth when he does not expect you.

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In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.

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Unless you enter the tiger's lair, you cannot get hold of the tiger's cub's.

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Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.

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Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.

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Until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared

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The nature of war is constant change.

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The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

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If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.

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In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.

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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose.

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The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally

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These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger; nonobservance of discipline; failure to use picked men.

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