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Firsts Quotes by Sun Tzu
- Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule of armed struggle.
- The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
- Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight... Therefore the clever combatant imposes…
- With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy.
- When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground.
- Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel.…
- The general must be the first in the toils and fatigues of the army. In the heat of summer he does not spread his parasol…
- Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat…
- Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.
- First learn to become invincible, then wait for your enemy's moment of vulnerability.
- Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.
- The end and aim of spying in all its five varieties is knowledge of the enemy; and this knowledge can only be derived, in the…
- 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…
- Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field…
- Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability.
- At first, then, exhibit the coyness of a maiden, until the enemy gives you an opening; afterwards emulate the rapidity of a running hare, and…
- He who wishes to fight must first count the cost
- Those who excel in war first cultivate their own humanity and and maintain their laws and institutions. By these means they make their governments invincible.
- Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
- He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons…
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