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Men Quotes by Sun Tzu
- All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
- Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army as you would one man.
- 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…
- In your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise: which of the…
- Carefully study the well-being of your men, and do not overtax them. Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. Keep your army continually on the…
- What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge.
- Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men.
- The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the…
- When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become as it were like unto rolling logs or stones. For it is the nature of a…
- If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak. If the banners and flags are shifted about, sedition is afoot. If the…
- Thus the skilful general conducts his army just as though he were leading a single man, willy-nilly, by the hand.
- He must be able to mystify his officers and men by false reports and appearances, and thus keep them in total ignorance.
- These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger; nonobservance of discipline;…
- When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become, as it were, like rolling logs or stones... The energy developed by good fighting men is…
- If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we…
- 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…
- The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up…
- The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
- If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we…
- Bestow rewards without regard to rule, issue orders without regard to previous arrangements; and you will be able to handle a whole army as though…
- 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…
- A sovereign of high character and intelligence must be able to know the right man, should place the responsibility on him, and expect results.
- For the wise man delights in establishing his merit, the brave man likes to show his courage in action, the covetous man is quick at…
- If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.
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