Sun Tzu

"An army may be likened to water, for just as flowing water avoids the heights and hastens to the lowlands, so an army avoids strength and strikes weakness."

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Source: Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.33, Wordsworth Editions

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Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu

Military Strategist

Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese military strategist known for his influential work 'The Art of War,' which has shaped military and leadership thinking.

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