Thursday, July 07, 2005

The Art of War

Here are my favorite 5 quotes from The Art of War by Sun Tzu:

"In antiquity those that excelled in warfare first made themselves unconqueraable in order to await the moment when the enemy could be conquered"

"The victorious army first realizes the conditions for victory, and then seeks to engage in battle. The vanquished army fights first, and then seeks victory"

"When the men have been unified...the courageous will not be able to advance alone, the fearful will not be able to retreat alone"

"If you impose punishments on the troops before they have been attached, they will not be submissive...if you do not impose punishments after the troops have become attached, they cannot be used"

"The ruler cannot mobilize the army out of personal anger"

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