Sun Tzu - The Art of War

[kinglizzy99]

I have always been a fan of Sun Tzu's philosophies and I was inspired today to extract some famous quotes because of their relevance to this investment...Enjoy!

"All war is based on deception."

Boy ain't that the truth!

"Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?"

Maliki, this one's for you!

"For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards."

Can you say, high-value RV???

"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."

Maybe if they finally do something about the MOS, there wouldn't be so much fighting!

"If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near."

(Insert your favorite liar I mean pumper here), would you like to take this one??? LOL

"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."

Maliki, here's another one for you!

"It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used."

Oh man, this one can go a million ways!!!

I'll stop there for now...perhaps if the feedback is good, I'll put more out later...

Cheers!

[CAPT JACK]

Wow, i hope we don't need to keep our pumpers close and our Guru's closer.

[MrRedd]

That is a great book,

I have always been a fan of Sun Tzu's philosophies and I was inspired today to extract some famous quotes because of their relevance to this investment...Enjoy!

"All war is based on deception."

Boy ain't that the truth!

"Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?"

Maliki, this one's for you!

"For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards."

Can you say, high-value RV???

"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."

Maybe if they finally do something about the MOS, there wouldn't be so much fighting!

"If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near."

(Insert your favorite liar I mean pumper here), would you like to take this one??? LOL

"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."

Maliki, here's another one for you!

"It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used."

Oh man, this one can go a million ways!!!

I'll stop there for now...perhaps if the feedback is good, I'll put more out later...

Cheers!

[Francie26]

I could be wrong, but I think "Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?" should be "Can you imagine what I could do if I would do all I can?"

Thanks for these--they are all wonderful.

Francie26

[coldwarvet]

Great post, and great insghts! I studied Sun Tzu while completing war college. His observations are as true today as they were when he wrote that book 2,500 years ago.

[kinglizzy99]

Thanks for your comments CAPT JACK, MrRedd, Francie26, and coldwarvet!

[pleasantvalleySunday]

I bought and read this book years ago --- didn't know why at the time but found it profound and very thought provoking --- during an interview for a job, which I got my future boss mentioned his interest in war history but did not know the book. ... needless to say when I was hired I gave it to him as a thank you gift

"Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization." ~Sun Tzu

"Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across." ~Sun Tzu

These both seem to apply to the situation