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Geburtsort | Qi or Wu |
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Beschreibung | Sun Tzu (/suːn ˈdzuː, suːn ˈsuː/ bald DZOO, bald SOO; traditionelles Chinesisch: 孫子; vereinfachtes Chinesisch: 孙子; Pinyin: Sūnzǐ) war ein chinesischer Militärgeneral, Stratege, Philosoph und Schriftsteller, der während der Östlichen Zhou-Zeit lebte. Sun Tzu gilt traditionell als Autor von Die Kunst des Krieges, einem einflussreichen Werk über Militärstrategie, das sowohl die westliche als auch die ostasiatische Philosophie und das militärische Denken beeinflusst hat. Sun Tzu wird in der chinesischen und ostasiatischen Kultur als legendäre historische und militärische Figur verehrt. Sein Geburtsname war Sun Wu (traditionelles Chinesisch: 孫武; vereinfachtes Chinesisch: 孙武) und er war außerhalb seiner Familie unter seinem Höflichkeitsnamen Changqing (Chinesisch: 長卿) bekannt. Der Name Sun Tzu, unter dem er im Volksmund bekannt ist, ist ein Ehrenname, der "Meister Sonne" bedeutet. |
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.
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact to shatter and destroy it is not so good.
If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.
Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.
If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.
The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.
It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
