Sun Tzu Quotes About Peace
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If their forces are substantial, prepare for them; if their forces are strong, avoid them.
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Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.
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To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
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In all history, there is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. Only one who knows the disastrous effects of a long war can realize the supreme importance of rapidity in bringing it to a close.
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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.
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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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All war is based on deception.
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In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.
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