Sun Tzu quotes. Looks suspicious to todays mess.

[Gracie]

Sun Tzu was a Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher who lived in the Eastern Zhou period of ancient China. Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, an influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and East Asian philosophy and military thinking.


The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

All warfare is based on deception.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

 

[Gracie]

1. “Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.” – Sun Tzu

2. “Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?” – Sun Tzu

3. “If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” – Sun Tzu

4. “Keep your friends close, your enemies even closer.” – Sun Tzu

5. “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” – Sun Tzu

6. “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” – Sun Tzu

7. “Let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.” – Sun Tzu

8. “If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.” – Sun Tzu

9. “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” – Sun Tzu

10. “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” – Sun Tzu

11. The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.” – Sun Tzu

12. “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Sun Tzu

13. “Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.” – Sun Tzu

More in link:

105 Sun Tzu’s Quotes On The Art Of War, Love, and Life

Use these Sun Tzu quotes like a sword against your next personal battle.

everydaypower.com

 

[the other mike]

The book has also become popular among political leaders and those in business management. Despite its title, The Art of War addresses strategy in a broad fashion, touching upon public administration and planning. The text outlines theories of battle, but also advocates diplomacy and the cultivation of relationships with other nations as essential to the health of a state .

Sun Tzu - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mac1958]

And this is exactly the problem. Both fringes are convinced they're in a "war".

No rules. Lots of collateral damage. The ends justify the means. We'll do or say anything to "defeat" our "enemy".

The fringes are killing us.

 

[eagle1462010]

And this is exactly the problem. Both fringes are convinced they're in a "war".

No rules. Lots of collateral damage. The ends justify the means. We'll do or say anything to "defeat" our "enemy".

The fringes are killing us.

 

[Missourian]

And this is exactly the problem. Both fringes are convinced they're in a "war".

No rules. Lots of collateral damage. The ends justify the means. We'll do or say anything to "defeat" our "enemy".

The fringes are killing us.

"I don't hate you.. I just don't like that you exist"
...........................-Gena Showalter

 

[Missourian]

Sun Tzu was a Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher who lived in the Eastern Zhou period of ancient China. Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, an influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and East Asian philosophy and military thinking.


The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

All warfare is based on deception.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Personally I'm more partial to Clausewitz...

"The political objective is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and means can never be considered in isolation from their purpose. Therefore, it is clear that war should never be thought of as something autonomous but always as an instrument of policy."

This relates to Wuhan Virus...the lockdown is the war...the political aim is saving lives...losing sight of the objective is destroying the economy which will also cost lives and establishing authoritarianism, which in the long run historically has cost lives.

 

[Shawnee_b]

Got the book, hard read.