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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 6h

If you are anxious to fight, you should not go to meet the invader near a river which he has to cross. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 15h

If a secret piece of news is divulged by a spy before the time is ripe, he must be put to death together with the man to whom the secret was told. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

While we keep away from precipitous places, we should get the enemy to approach them; while we face them, we should let the enemy have them on his rear. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

When, in consequence of heavy rains up-country, a river which you wish to ford is swollen and flecked with foam, you must wait until it subsides. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Should the army forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Those who were called skillful leaders of old knew how to drive a wedge between the enemy’s front and rear; to prevent co-operation between his large and small divisions; to hinder the good troops from rescuing the bad, the officers from rallying their men. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The skillful soldier does not raise a second levy, neither are his supply-wagons loaded more than twice. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them; conceal your dispositions, and you will be safe from the prying of the subtlest spies, from the machinations of the wisest brains. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If it is possible to make an assault with fire from without, do not wait for it to break out within, but deliver your attack at a favorable moment. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Movement amongst the trees of a forest shows that the enemy is advancing. The appearance of a number of screens in the midst of thick grass means that the enemy wants to make us suspicious. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

All armies prefer high ground to low and sunny places to dark. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If near your camp there should be any hilly country, ponds surrounded by aquatic grass, hollow basins filled with reeds, or woods with thick undergrowth, they must be carefully routed out and searched; for these are places where men in ambush or insidious spies are likely to be lurking. #Quotes

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If the enemy has occupied high ground before you, do not follow him, but retreat and try to entice him away. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When a warlike prince attacks a powerful state, his generalship shows itself in preventing the concentration of the enemy’s forces. He overawes his opponents, and their allies are prevented from joining against him. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you set a fully equipped army in march in order to snatch an advantage, the chances are that you will be too late. On the other hand, to detach a flying column for the purpose involves the sacrifice of its baggage and stores. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A soldier’s spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind is bent only on returning to camp. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence. Neither is it the acme of excellence if you fight and conquer and the whole Empire says, “Well done!” #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On open ground, do not try to block the enemy’s way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If we know that the enemy is open to attack, and also know that our men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the nature of the ground makes fighting impracticable, we have gone only halfway towards victory. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

None in the whole army are more intimate relations to be maintained than with spies. None should be more liberally rewarded. In no other business should greater secrecy be preserved. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

At the critical moment, the leader of an army acts like one who has climbed up a height and then kicks away the ladder behind him. He carries his men deep into hostile territory before he shows his hand. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That the impact of your army may be like a grindstone dashed against an egg - this is effected by the science of weak points and strong. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline, simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When neither side will gain by making the first move, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn; then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage.

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When some are seen advancing and some retreating, it is a lure. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When in difficult country, do not encamp. In country where high roads intersect, join hands with your allies. Do not linger in dangerously isolated positions. In hemmed-in situations, you must resort to stratagem. In desperate position, you must fight. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Attack your enemy where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now the general is the bulwark of the State; if the bulwark is complete at all points; the State will be strong; if the bulwark is defective, the State will be weak. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Carefully study the well-being of your men, and do not overtax them. Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. Keep your army continually on the move, and devise unfathomable plans. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan, a snake that is found in the Chung mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its middle, and you will be attacked by head and tail both. #Quotes

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy; masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The proper season for attacking with fire is when the weather is very dry; the special days are those when the moon is in the constellations of the Sieve, the Wall, the Wing or the Cross-bar; for these four are all days of rising wind. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Country in which there are precipitous cliffs with torrents running between, deep natural hollows, confined places, tangled thickets, quagmires and crevasses, should be left with all possible speed and not approached. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you order your men to roll up their buffcoats, and make forced marches without halting day or night, covering double the usual distance at a stretch, doing a hundred LI in order to wrest an advantage, the leaders of all your three divisions will fall into the hands of the enemy. #Quotes #War

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

By holding out advantages to him, the clever combatant can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord; or, by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If forced to fight in a salt-marsh, you should have water and grass near you, and get your back to a clump of trees. So much for operations in salt-marshes. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to reoccupy is called entangling. From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy is prepared for your coming, and you fail to defeat him, then, return being impossible, disaster will ensue.

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The further you penetrate into a country, the greater will be the solidarity of your troops, and thus the defenders will not prevail against you. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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Art of War Quotes @artofwarquotes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy. #Quotes #War #Tactics #Strategy #ArtOfWar #SunTzu

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