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Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities... It is best to win without fighting.
Источник: The Art of War, Chapter III · Strategic Attack

“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”

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A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.
Источник: The Art of War, Chapter I · Detail Assessment and Planning

“Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing. Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.”

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Lionel Giles translation
Источник: The Art of War, Chapter VI · Weaknesses and Strengths

“Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter XIII · Intelligence and Espionage

“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter X · Terrain

“Where the army is, prices are high; when prices rise the wealth of the people is exhausted.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter II · Waging War

“Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.”

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是故上攻伐谋
The Art of War, Chapter III · Strategic Attack
Вариант: Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

“Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army as you would one man.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter XI · The Nine Battlegrounds

“Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter IX · Movement and Development of Troops

“What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter III · Strategic Attack

“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.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter I · Detail Assessment and Planning

“And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter VI · Weaknesses and Strengths

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

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter II · Waging War

“Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter I · Detail Assessment and Planning

“Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter V · Forces

“The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter V · Forces

“If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter XI · The Nine Battlegrounds

“If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.”

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"If his forces are united, separate them" is also interpreted: "If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them."
Источник: The Art of War, Chapter I · Detail Assessment and Planning

“One defends when his strength is inadequate; he attacks when it is abundant.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter IV · Disposition of the Army

“Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical. No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution. This is the way to keep a country at peace and an army intact.”

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Translation by Lionel Giles
Источник: The Art of War, Chapter XII · Attacking with Fire

“To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter IV · Disposition of the Army

“Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price.”

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Attributed to Sun Tzu in multiple books and internet sites, but this text does not appear in The Art of War and seems to be a more recent creation.
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“The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.”

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(zh-TW) 孫子曰：國之上下，死生之地，存亡之道，不可不察也。
The Art of War, Chapter 1 · Detail Assessment and Planning

“Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness.”

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Alternative translation: Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus he is master of his enemy's fate.
Alternative translation: O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.
The Art of War, Chapter VI · Weaknesses and Strengths
Контексте: Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

“WANG XI Opponents cannot exhaust you.”

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“The ultimate in disposing one's troops is to be without ascertainable shape. Then the most penetrating spies cannot pry in nor can the wise lay plans against you.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter VI · Weaknesses and Strengths

“Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter XI · The Nine Battlegrounds

“If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.”

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Источник: The Art of War, Chapter X · Terrain

“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”

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Sun Tzu among many other military thinkers and leaders believed in fate and determination from the correct application of theory, the state of the opponent's and one's own power, and a code for the general and a code for the soldier to follow, rather than the Machiavellian type of intuition that evokes an evolution of opportunism that brought great historical consequences as it dominated over the classical and medieval ethical doctrines. Thus this statement is contrary to Sun Tzu principles. Nevertheless, there is a possible relation to the quote: Quickness is the essence of the war.
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