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    Sun Tzu
    “If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.”
    ― Sun Tzu
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    Sun Tzu
    “To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.”
    ― Sun Tzu
    tags: enemy, sun-tzu, 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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    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
    “Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.”
    ― Sun Tzu
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    Sun Tzu
    “Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.”
    ― Sun Tzu
    tags: philosophy, thought-provoking, war
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    Bernard M. Baruch
    “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
    ― Bernard M. Baruch
    tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter
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    J.K. Rowling
    “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: charles-bayard-mitchell
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    Albert Camus
    “Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
    Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
    Walk beside me… just be my friend”
    ― Albert Camus
    tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning
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  • #11
    I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn
    “I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
    ― Marilyn Monroe
    tags: attributed-no-source, misattributed-marilyn-monroe
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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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    Sun Tzu
    “Never venture, never win!”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: business, strategy, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “Order or disorder depends on organisation; courage or cowardice on circumstances; strength or weakness on dispositions.”
    ― Sun Tzu
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    Sun Tzu
    “When the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is COLLAPSE.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: business, strategy, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: business, strategy, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “The general who does not advance to seek glory, or does not withdraw to avoid punishment, but cares for only the people's security and promotes the people's interests, is the nation's treasure.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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    Sun Tzu
    “Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons”
    ― Sun Tzu
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    Sun Tzu
    “It is best to keep one’s own state intact; to crush the enemy’s state is only second best.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: politics, preservation, rivalry, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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    Sun Tzu
    “Like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more.”
    ― Sun Tzu
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    Sun Tzu
    “We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country -- its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: business, strategy, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle;  if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: business, strategy, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “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, The Art of War
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    Sun Tzu
    “It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: armies, forces, rules, strategy, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “The answer was again in the affirmative, so arrangements were made to bring 180 ladies out of the Palace. Sun Tzu divided them into two companies, and placed one of the King's favourite concubines at the head of each. He then bade them all take spears in their hands, and addressed them thus: “I presume you know the difference between front and back, right hand and left hand?”
    ― Sun Tzu, Art of War
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    Sun Tzu
    “The skillful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. 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, The Art of War
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    Sun Tzu
    “If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    tags: advantage, difficulty, fortune, seize, strategy, war
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    Sun Tzu
    “Excessive rewards are a sign of desperation. Excessive punishments are a sign of exhaustion.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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    Sun Tzu
    “When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders'.”
    ― Sun Tzu
    tags: strategy, war
    165 likes



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