A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.

Quote by Sun Tzu

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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.

Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.

Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles...

Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles...

It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest...

It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest...

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

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

A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can...

A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can...

For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their...

For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their...

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

All war is deception.

All war is deception.

So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to...

So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to...

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

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

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is...

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is...

Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself...

Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself...

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory...

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory...

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

Prayer has comforted us in sorrow and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead.

Prayer has comforted us in sorrow and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead.

The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. When I...

The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. When I...