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Cannot Quotes by Sun Tzu
- We cannot enter into alliance with neighbouring princes until we are acquainted with their designs. We are not fit to lead an army on the…
- Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.
- Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity.
- They [spies] cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness.
- Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.
- There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance or to retreat, being ignorant…
- The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.
- We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. We are not fit to lead an army on the…
- 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…
- Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
- The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds.
- The essential factor of military success is speed, that is taking advantage of others' unpreparedness or lack of foresight, their failure to catch up, going…
- Unless you know the mountains and the forests, the defiles and impasses, the lay of the marshes and swamps, you cannot maneuver with an armed…
- If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are not in danger,…
- You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if…
- If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The…
- The ultimate in disposing one's troops is to be without ascertainable shape. Then the most penetrating spies cannot pry in nor can the wise lay…
- The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. To secure…
- Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity; (2) They cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straight forwardness; (3) Without subtle ingenuity…
- What is of the greatest importance in war is extraordinary speed: One cannot afford to neglect opportunity.
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