Sun Tzu,Shang Yang

The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang

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  • ABHMhas quoted5 years ago
    ‘Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.’ (ch. 3)
  • ABHMhas quoted5 years ago
    Its principal aim is to show how a strong state can be created and maintained, a state strong enough to resist its rivals and ultimately gain dominion over them.
  • ABHMhas quoted5 years ago
    the Wade-Giles system – and the other, more recent and introduced by the Chinese themselves, called pinyin.
  • ABHMhas quoted5 years ago
    the Wade-Giles system – and the other, more recent and introduced by the Chinese themselves, called pinyin.
  • Genia Mahargyanihas quoted8 years ago
    War is a matter of vital importance to the state; a matter of life or death; the road either to survival or to ruin. Hence, it is imperative that it be studied thoroughly
  • Genia Mahargyanihas quoted8 years ago
    Sun Tzu believed that a military struggle was not only a competition between military forces, but also a comprehensive conflict embracing politics, economics, military force and diplomacy.
  • Genia Mahargyanihas quoted8 years ago
    The Art of War is to try to overcome the enemy by wisdom, not by force alone.
  • Genia Mahargyanihas quoted8 years ago
    tactics that win one battle are very unlikely to succeed a second time.
  • Genia Mahargyanihas quoted8 years ago
    This ‘foreknowledge’ cannot be elicited from spirits, nor from gods, nor by analogy with past events, nor by astrologic calculations. It must be obtained from men who know the enemy situation.
  • Genia Mahargyanihas quoted8 years ago
    There are five qualities which are fatal in the character of a general: if reckless, he can be killed; if cowardly, captured; if quick-tempered, he can be provoked to rage and make a fool of himself; if he has too delicate a sense of honour, he can be easily insulted; if he is of a compassionate nature, you can harass him.
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