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> [The rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambuscade. Startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-rising-of-birds-in-their-flight-is-the-sign-of-an-ambuscade/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/sun-tzu-283_animals_the-rising-of-birds-in-their-flight-is-t_215291.jpg)

> [Now an army is exposed to six several calamities, not arising from natural causes, 1 but from faults for which the general…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/now-an-army-is-exposed-to-six-several-calamities-not-arising-from/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

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> [Other conditions being equal, if one force is hurled against another ten times its size, the result will be the flight of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/other-conditions-being-equal-if-one-force-is-hurled-against-another/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/sun-tzu-283_art_other-conditions-being-equal-if-one-forc_1851370.jpg)

> [Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/throw-your-soldiers-into-positions-whence-there-is-no-escape-and-they/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/sun-tzu-283_achieve_throw-your-soldiers-into-positions-whenc_2569572.jpg)

> [Use humility to make the enemy haughty. Tire them by flight. Cause division among them. When they are unprepared, attack and make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/use-humility-to-make-the-enemy-haughty-tire-them-by-flight-cause/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/birds-rising-in-flight-is-a-sign-that-the-enemy-is-lying-in-ambush/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

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## Other authors on Flight

## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-the-rule-in-war-if-our-forces-are-ten-to-the-enemy-s-one-to/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [It is according to the shapes that I lay the plans for victory, but the multitude does not comprehend this. Although everyone can see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-according-to-the-shapes-that-i-lay-the-plans-for-victory-but/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [Go into emptiness, strike voids, bypass what he defends hit him where he does not expect you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/go-into-emptiness-strike-voids-bypass-what-he-defends-hit-him-where/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [“In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-a-similar-way-the-art-of-war-pinpoints-anger-and-greed-as/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [“The PEOPLE being regarded as the essential part of the State, and FOOD as the people's heaven, is it not right that those in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-people-being-regarded-as-the-essential-part-of-the-state-and-food/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/therefore-the-good-fighter-will-be-terrible-in-his-onset-and-prompt/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed. Thus they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-enemy-s-spies-who-have-come-to-spy-on-us-must-be-sought-out/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [“So long as victory can be attained,  stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/so-long-as-victory-can-be-attained-stupid-haste-is-preferable-to/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [“You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/you-can-ensure-the-safety-of-your-defense-if-you-only-hold-positions/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [“Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hence-when-able-to-attack-we-must-seem-unable-when-using-our-forces/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment be merely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-we-do-not-wish-to-fight-we-can-prevent-the-enemy-from-engaging-us/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [“The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-general-who-wins-a-battle-makes-many-calculations-in-his-temple/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-all-fighting-the-direct-method-may-be-used-for-joining-battle-but/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [“To begin by bluster, but afterwards to take fright at the enemy's numbers, shows a supreme lack of intelligence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-begin-by-bluster-but-afterwards-to-take-fright-at-the-enemy-s/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

> [ They \[spies\] cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/they-spies-cannot-be-properly-managed-without-benevolence-and/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

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