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    Sun Tzu
    “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: diplomacy, strategy, victory, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: deception, life, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: strategy
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    Sun Tzu
    “Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: politics, success, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: strategy
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    Sun Tzu
    “All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
    ― Sun tzu, The Art of War
    tags: deception, strategy, tactics, war, warfare
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    Sun Tzu
    “Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: business, strategy, war
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  • #8
    Sun Tzu
    “To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.”
    ― Sun Tzu
    tags: enemy, sun-tzu, war
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  • #9
    Sun Tzu
    “Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.”
    ― Sun Tzu
    tags: philosophy, thought-provoking, war
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  • #10
    Sun Tzu
    “Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory:
    1 He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
    2 He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
    3 He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
    4 He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
    5 He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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    Sun Tzu
    “There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: benefit, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: opportunity, people, predictability, surprise
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    Sun Tzu
    “When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: the-art-of-war
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    Sun Tzu
    “Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: elements, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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  • #16
    Sun Tzu
    “There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.

    There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination
    they produce more hues than can ever been seen.

    There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of
    them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: colors, creativity, diversity, idic, innovation, inspirational, invention, music, problem-solving
    482 likes

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  • #17
    Sun Tzu
    “When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.”
    ― sun tzu, The Art of War
    tags: business, strategy, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: art-of-war, sun-tzu
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  • #19
    Sun Tzu
    “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”
    ― Sun-Tzu, A Arte da Guerra
    tags: business, strategy
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  • #20
    Sun Tzu
    “One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. ”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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    Sun Tzu
    “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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  • #22
    Sun Tzu
    “One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.”
    ― Sun Tzu
    tags: fight, sun-tzu, war
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  • #23
    Sun Tzu
    “What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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    Sun Tzu
    “To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: art-of-war, intimidation, peace, psychology, strategy, victory, war
    383 likes

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  • #25
    Sun Tzu
    “If quick, I survive.
    If not quick, I am lost.
    This is "death.”
    ― Sun Tzu
    tags: spy, survival
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  • #26
    Sun Tzu
    “He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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  • #27
    Sun Tzu
    “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.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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  • #28
    “All is fair in love and war”
    ― John Lyly
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  • #29
    Sun Tzu
    “Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: chapter-6, roger-ames
    208 likes

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  • #30
    Sun Tzu
    “If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive;
    and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached
    to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be unless.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Sun Tzu.
    tags: charisma, discipline, leadership, relationship
    133 likes



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