The Five Fundamentals meaning
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The Five Fundamentals. Measure before you move. An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence. Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations.
As Sun Tzu wrote in The Art of War, the classic text of Chinese strategic thought, The Five Fundamentals.
— Oriens
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The Five Fundamentals meaning
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Swift Victory meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
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Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Feed on the Enemy meaning
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Win Without Fighting meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
Win Without Fighting explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Never Besiege a City meaning
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Know When to Fight meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
Know When to Fight explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Make Yourself Invincible meaning
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The Rush of Water meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
The Rush of Water explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
The Normal and the Extraordinary meaning
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Attack Where They Are Not meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
Attack Where They Are Not explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Be Shapeless as Water meaning
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Know When to Break the Rules meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
Know When to Break the Rules explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Weigh the Advantages meaning
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Six Kinds of Terrain meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
Six Kinds of Terrain explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Nine Kinds of Ground meaning
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On Death Ground, Fight meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
On Death Ground, Fight explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Foreknowledge Is Everything meaning
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The Five Kinds of Spies meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
The Five Kinds of Spies explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Read the Signs meaning
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The Sound of Silence meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
The Sound of Silence explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Turn the Enemy's Spies meaning
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The Five Dangerous Faults meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
The Five Dangerous Faults explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
The General Must Be Calm meaning
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Reward and Punishment meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
Reward and Punishment explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Unite Them with Purpose meaning
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Treat Soldiers as Children meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
Treat Soldiers as Children explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
When Words Are Not Enough meaning
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Know When to Stop meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
Know When to Stop explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Attack by Fire meaning
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Measure before you move..
Do Not Act from Anger meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
Do Not Act from Anger explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..
Avoid What Is Strong meaning
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War Is a Matter of Life and Death meaning
An ancient Chinese military text traditionally attributed to Sunzi (孙子), transmitted in thirteen chapters on assessment, campaigning, attack, position, movement, terrain, command, fire attack, and intelligence..
War Is a Matter of Life and Death explained
Later readers have applied the text beyond warfare, but those uses are later interpretations..