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

Quote by Sun Tzu

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One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain...

One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain...

Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their...

Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their...

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise...

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise...

Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall...

Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall...

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a...

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a...

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?

In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the...

In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the...

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war...

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war...

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is...

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is...

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it...

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it...

To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls...

To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls...

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...

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...

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.

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys;...

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys;...

There is only one dream I can guarentee...my death.

There is only one dream I can guarentee...my death.

The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the...

The life you have left is a gift. Cherish it. Enjoy it now, to the...

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...

We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that...