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Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu (/?su?n?dzu?/; also rendered as Sun Zi ??) was a Chinese general, military strategist, and philosopher who lived in the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, a widely influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and Eastern philosophy. Aside from his legacy as the author of The Art of War, Sun Tzu is revered in Chinese and the Culture of Asia as a legendary historical figure. His birth name was Sun Wu, and he was known outside of his family by his courtesy name Changqing. The name Sun Tzu by which he is best known in the West is an honorific which means "Master Sun."

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If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

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

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

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

Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Moun ...

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when usin ...

Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; ...

5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will fo ...

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night...

When your weapons are dulled and ardour damped, your strength exhausted and treasure spent, neighbor ...

To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.

War is a matter of vital importance to the state.