Sun Tzu - The Art of War -- War College

Every so often i'll place a quote in here and someone explain to me why thats a good idea or what depth does it have to the battle field or everyday life battles.

First 😄 one of my favorites:

"Let your rapidity be that of the wind,
your compactness that of the forest."

i havne't read the ARt of War by SUn Tzu

but i like the works of Lao Tzu.

and in my opinion that quote is saying (during battles) be one with the elements surrounding the field.

thats close Tzo makes a lot of observations to nature but there is more practical means to the quote. 😄

😄 i tried lol

Ok move like the wind: manuever quickly and be out of nowhere

Be compact as the forest: mask your numbers and move as one body

"Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder,
and crush him."

basically this has to do (in my opinion) with tricking the enemy...trick strategies to confuse the enemy....lure ur enemy in with bait to get a perfect chance to kill...

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Easier:

"If he is taking his ease, give him no rest.
If his forces are united, separate them."

i would answer, but ill let others join in. ✅ 😄

if your interested :

http://www.chinapage.com/sunzi-e.html

well..what's to answer. it is clear what it means, when you read it. and everyone applies it in practical daily things.
i have read the art of war. and you can learn something from it.

Then a more difficult one 😄

"Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war,
cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays."

as i said...🙂

it's not good to be neither hasty nor lingering. you have to set your strategy speed to a best optimum between the two

That is correct but its more along the lines of Speed is not always the greatest strategy...nor is idleness... the longer you take to think up a strategy doesn't make that idea more well thought out then the quickest decision at the proper moment.

"To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our
own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy
is provided by the enemy himself."

in my opinion its basically the principle of the offensive strategys.

All defeat lies in the decisions we make .... as do your enemies

"Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient
strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength."

this one actually isn't all that correct