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General Quotes by Sun Tzu
- If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are…
- The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for…
- Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress.
- There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can…
- 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…
- Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.
- No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.
- What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge.
- When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls a weak detachment against a…
- Thus the skilful general conducts his army just as though he were leading a single man, willy-nilly, by the hand.
- It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order.
- A clever general... avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. This is the…
- By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes,…
- The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and…
- These are six ways of courting defeat, which must be carefully noted by the general who has attained a responsible post.
- Now an army is exposed to six several calamities, not arising from natural causes, 1 but from faults for which the general is responsible. These…
- All warfare is based on deception. Therefore, when capable, feign incapacity; when active, inactivity. When near, make it appear that you are far away; when…
- It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled.
- The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only purpose is to…
- 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…
- The general that hearkens to my counsel and acts upon it, will conquer: let such a one be retained in command! The general that hearkens…
- Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is…
- Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the…
- 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…
- A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.
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