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title: "3 Seeks Battle Quotes by 1 author"
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> [“15. Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/15-thus-it-is-that-in-war-the-victorious-strategist-only-seeks-battle/)

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

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> [“Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory is won, whereas he who is destined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/thus-it-is-that-in-war-the-victorious-strategist-only-seeks-battle/)

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

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> [Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/therefore-a-victorious-army-first-wins-and-then-seeks-battle-a/)

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

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