Sun Tzu
Chinese military general and strategist of the Eastern Zhou period, whose lifetime traditional historians dated to 544 to 496 BC; traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, though the earliest parts of the work probably date to at least a century after him.
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Warfare is based on deception
All warfare is based on deception.
gutenberg.orgSaid c. 500–430 BCEThis on korrents
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Warfare is based on deception
All warfare is based on deception.
The Art of War, traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu (tr. Lionel Giles, 1910) Said c. 500–430 BCE
No country has ever benefited from prolonged warfare
There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.
The Art of War, traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu (tr. Lionel Giles, 1910) Said c. 500–430 BCE
The highest excellence in war is breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting, not winning every battle
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
The Art of War, traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu (tr. Lionel Giles, 1910) Said c. 500–430 BCE
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Someone who knows both the enemy and themselves need not fear the result of a hundred battles
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
The Art of War, traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu (tr. Lionel Giles, 1910) Said c. 500–430 BCE
In war, as with water, there are no constant conditions
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
The Art of War, traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu (tr. Lionel Giles, 1910) Said c. 500–430 BCE
A destroyed kingdom can never be restored, and the dead cannot be brought back to life
But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
The Art of War, traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu (tr. Lionel Giles, 1910) Said c. 500–430 BCE
Spies are a most important element in war because an army's ability to move depends on them
Spies are a most important element in war, because on them depends an army’s ability to move.
The Art of War, traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu (tr. Lionel Giles, 1910) Said c. 500–430 BCE
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