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The Art of War

Words attributed to Sun Tzu

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  • What korrents draws from it

    Warfare is based on deception, No country has ever benefited from prolonged warfare, The highest excellence in war is breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting, not winning every battle …

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Key facts

Edition korrents quotes
tr. Lionel Giles, 19102
Claims on korrents
71

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. Warfare is based on deception (opens korrents.com)1

  2. No country has ever benefited from prolonged warfare (opens korrents.com)1

  3. The highest excellence in war is breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting, not winning every battle (opens korrents.com)1

  4. Someone who knows both the enemy and themselves need not fear the result of a hundred battles (opens korrents.com)1

  5. In war, as with water, there are no constant conditions (opens korrents.com)1

  6. A destroyed kingdom can never be restored, and the dead cannot be brought back to life (opens korrents.com)1

Connections

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  • Sun TzuThe words it records are attributed to them

Sources

  1. The Art of War, traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu (tr. Lionel Giles, 1910) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. The Art of War, traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu (tr. Lionel Giles, 1910) (gutenberg.org) (opens gutenberg.org)

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