But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.Īppear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.Īppraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.Īnger may in time change to gladness vexation may be succeeded by content. There is no place where espionage is not used. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable when using our forces, we must seem inactive when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away when far away, we must make him believe we are near.Īll warfare is based on deception. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.Ī wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.Īccording to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?Īll men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.Īll warfare is based on deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Some considered his death to be another of his deceptions.Ī kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.Ī military operation involves deception. Many successes followed and continued after his death. Other conflicts ensured but although his troops were once outnumbered one to ten he was always victorious. Eventually he broke the peace by invading the southern state of Yue. Sun Tzu expanded his 13 short chapter Art of War into 82 chapters and trained the army. Unlike Machiavelli, Sun Tzu's stratagem worked. Born 'Sun Wu', he was given a good education and like Machiavelli, he wrote a military treatise in order to get noticed and hired by royalty. The legend goes that Sun Wu was born into minor nobility in what is now Shandong, a part of China north of Shanghai that became famous for Confucius and the really tasty Shandong Chicken. 'Monday motivation: The only way to do great work is to love what you do.Sun Tzu quotes help you successfully manage your children, spouse and boss.'Monday motivation: Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.'Monday motivation: The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself that you can't achieve it.'.If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. 'The only way to do great work is to love what you do.'Monday motivation: Every morning is a new opportunity to be amazing.'Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens.' 'Monday motivation: It's not about perfect.'Don't watch the clock do what it does.

'Monday motivation: The perfect time to start something new or pick up where you left off.Let's choose positivity and make this week great!' 'Monday motivation: Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.'The only way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.'Monday motivation: Every small step you take towards your goals is a step closer to achieving them.'.'The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.'Monday motivation: You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.'.'Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life.'Monday motivation: A little progress each day adds up to big results.You have to decide who you are, and what your priorities are.' - Ray Dalio 'The biggest challenge in the world is being yourself… Every morning when you wake up, it’s Monday again, and you start your workweek.'Monday motivation: Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.'.Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. 'Believe in yourself and all that you are.

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