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Sun Tzu

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— Sun Tzu


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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.


— Sun Tzu


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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull.  Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.


— Sun Tzu


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Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory;  show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.


— Sun Tzu


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So long as victory can be attained,  stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.


— Sun Tzu


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Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory is won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.


— Sun Tzu


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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.


— Sun Tzu


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We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.


— Sun Tzu


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These military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand.


— Sun Tzu


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Whether in an advantageous position or a disadvantageous one, the opposite state should be always present to your mind.


— Sun Tzu


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Did you know about Sun Tzu?

The finding of Sun Bin's work is considered to be extremely important both because of Sun Bin's relationship to Sun Tzu and because of the work's addition to the body of military thought in late Chinese antiquity. Traditionalists attribute the authorship of The Art of War to the historical figure Sun Wu who is chronicled in the Records of the Grand Historian and the Spring and Autumn Annals. In 1972 scholars uncovered a collection of ancient texts written on unusually well-preserved bamboo slips.

His work continues to influence both Asian and Western culture and politics. Traditional accounts state that his descendant Sun Bin also wrote a treatise on military tactics titled Sun Bin's Art of War. Both Sun Wu and Sun Bin were referred to as Sun Tzu in classical Chinese writings and some historians believed that Sun Wu was in fact Sun Bin until Sun Bin's own treatise was discovered in 1972.

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