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Best Them Quotes by Sun Tzu
- Spies are a most important element in water, because on them depends an army's ability to move.
- In executing an Artful Strategy: When ten times greater, surround them; When five times greater, attack them; When two times greater, scatter them. If the…
- The control of large numbers is possible, and like unto that of small numbers, if we subdivide them.
- To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally is no longer…
- However desperate the situation and circumstances, don't despair. When there is everything to fear, be unafraid. When surrounded by dangers, fear none of them. When…
- He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.
- If their forces are substantial, prepare for them; if their forces are strong, avoid them.
- It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them…
- The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy…
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