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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
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So interesting how most of the knowledge Sun Tzu divulged has entered common consciousness implicitly through fictional depictions of conflict
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Will be revisiting this when I write a book inspired by some war from history lol.
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Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is a classic. It talks about how the principles of warfare and how to to guarantee success. The principles are sound for business and war and the master of these will certainly have success. Consider some of these poignant phrases:
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself not not the enemy, for every victory you will also suffer defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
One may know how to conquer without being able to do so.
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
In still other points, Sun Tzu talks about the brilliance of capturing your opponent alive and winning them to your side of the war. By doing so you have defeated you enemies forces and enlarged your own at the same time.
The brilliance of these little proverbs is beyond words.To see more reviews check out my blog: This Sporadic Life
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself not not the enemy, for every victory you will also suffer defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
One may know how to conquer without being able to do so.
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
In still other points, Sun Tzu talks about the brilliance of capturing your opponent alive and winning them to your side of the war. By doing so you have defeated you enemies forces and enlarged your own at the same time.
The brilliance of these little proverbs is beyond words.To see more reviews check out my blog: This Sporadic Life
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More like 3.5?
Some pearls of wisdom for sure (I was especially struck by the 'There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare' advice. Too bad that prolonged warfare benefits the military-industrial complex). But much of it was fairly repetitive, and common sensical. Which, given that it was written so long ago, and is so widespread, makes sense.
Some pearls of wisdom for sure (I was especially struck by the 'There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare' advice. Too bad that prolonged warfare benefits the military-industrial complex). But much of it was fairly repetitive, and common sensical. Which, given that it was written so long ago, and is so widespread, makes sense.