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Troops in the field

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No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.

The Art of War (512 B.C.)

About Author: Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher

Know yourself and your enemy

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

The Art of War (512 B.C.)

The Art of War

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

The Art of War (512 B.C.)

Love and respect

If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.

The Art of War (512 B.C.)

Undisciplined multitude

Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.

The Art of War (512 B.C.)

Manage an army

The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach.

The Art of War (512 B.C.)

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