Sun Tzu
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Sun Tzu is an honorific title bestowed upon Sūn Wu (c. 544 BC - 496 BC), the author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory.
In the author's name, Sūn Wu, the character wu, meaning "military", is the same as the character in wu shu, or martial art. Sun Wu also has a courtesy name, Chang Qing (Cháng Qīng).
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"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"
— Sun Tzu (The Art of War, Special Edition)
you will succumb in every battle"
— Sun Tzu (The Art of War, Special Edition)
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"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win"
— Sun Tzu (The Art of War)
— Sun Tzu (The Art of War)
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