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Moving Quotes by Sun Tzu
- Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
- Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
- If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are.
- Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
- 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…
- 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…
- Ponder and deliberate before you make your move. He will conquer who has learned the artifice of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering.
- When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
- When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground.
- Know yourself and you will win all battles. Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still…
- When campaigning, be swift as the wind; in leisurely march, majestic as the forest; in raiding and plundering, like fire; in standing, firm as the…
- 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…
- Use humility to make the enemy haughty. Tire them by flight. Cause division among them. When they are unprepared, attack and make your move when…
- No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If…
- Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is…
- Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
- Spies are a most important element in water, because on them depends an army's ability to move.
- When the enemy is at ease, be able to weary him; when well fed, to starve him; when at rest, to make him move. Appear…
- Weigh the situation, then move.
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