"The General who in advancing does not seek……" — Sun Tzu
"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 protect the people and promote the best interests of his sovereign, is the precious jewel of the state."
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407 Quotes by Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu has 407 quotes on this site.
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Wait by the river long enough and the body of your enemy will float by you.
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All war is deception.
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One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.
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To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or…
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This does not mean that the enemy is to be allowed to escape. The object is to make him believe…
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Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus he is master of his enemy's…
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
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For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.
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In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact;…
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Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live.…
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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which…
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More Advancing Quotes
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The age we live in is a busy age; in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection.
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The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy.
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To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the…
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Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever…
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Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility…
— Hillary Clinton
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It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because discrimination, poverty…
— William J. Clinton
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Come with me into the woods where spring is advancing, as it does, no matter what, not being singular or…
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...the mayor should not be advancing a policy that encourages [illegal] immigrants to think of New York City as their…
— Ed Koch
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The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and…
— John Bruton
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""Dear girl," continued Bob advancing with an imbecile grin upon his countenance, which he imagined no doubt to be a…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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I look to the diffusion of light and education as the resource most to be relied on for ameliorating the…
— Thomas Jefferson
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We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction. We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand…
— George Orwell
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