Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
Sun TzuRead
The Art of War is self-explanatory
Interpretation
The Art of War imparts wisdom that speaks for itself, highlighting the importance of strategy in conflict.
In saying that 'The Art of War is self-explanatory,' Sun Tzu emphasizes that the principles outlined in his work regarding strategy, tactics, and warfare are clear and can be understood inherently. This suggests that knowledge of the text provides insight without requiring extensive interpretation, as its teachings are universal and applicable not just in war, but in various aspects of life and conflict resolution.
In practice
In a business meeting while discussing competitive strategies.
Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
To capture an enemies army is better than to destroy it.
The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.
You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. Therefore, that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
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.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
The longer you travel, the less you know.
Everything that is happening at this moment is a result of the choices you've made in the past.
To know that God knows everything about me and yet loves me is indeed my ultimate consolation.
Neurosis is the result of a conflict between the ego and its id, whereas psychosis is the analogous outcome of a similar disturbance in the relation between the ego and the external world.
Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions.
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