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Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese military strategist, general, and philosopher traditionally credited with writing The Art of War, a foundational treatise on strategy, leadership, and warfare. Though his biography is partly legendary, the book has been translated worldwide and remains deeply influential in military thought, politics, and business.

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Sun Tzu is the name traditionally attached to one of the most influential military thinkers in history, though many details of his life remain uncertain. He is generally placed in the late Spring and Autumn period of ancient China, most often in the sixth or early fifth century BCE, and is commonly associated with the state of Wu. Later historical tradition presents him as a general and strategist who rose to prominence under King Helü of Wu. One of the best-known anecdotes about him describes his training of palace attendants as soldiers, a story used to illustrate the discipline, clarity, and authority that later readers came to see as central to his method. Whether every detail is historical or partly legendary, the turning point in his reputation was clear: he became known not simply as a battlefield commander, but as a thinker who could turn military action into a coherent philosophy of decision-making.

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The art of war is of vital importance to the State
-The Art of War
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All warfare is based on deception
-The Art of War
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Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting
-The Art of War
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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
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There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare
-The Art of War
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The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy
-The Art of War
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Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy’s unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots
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Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death
-The Art of War
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What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge
-The Art of War

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コミュニティの声

"The Chinese general Sun Tzu was the reputed author of The Art of War"

Britannica

"Sun Tzu ranks amongst the foremost learned Chinese military thinkers"

Army University Press

"The Art of War's author was a Chinese military leader named Sun Tzu, or Sunzi"

HISTORY

"Mao Zedong called Sun Tzu "the great military scientist of ancient China."

Mao Zedong

"Sun Tzu, name used by the unknown Chinese authors of the sophisticated treatise known as The Art of War"

Columbia Encyclopedia

"The ancient Chinese military philosopher Sun Tzu admonished his generals to "know thy enemy."

Stanford CASBS

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