Thursday, March 12, 2026

Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu (words recorded c. 6th-3rd century BCE)

“War
Is founded
On deception;
Movement is determined
By advantage;
Division and unity
Are its elements
Of Change.”

  • From Sun Tzu’s The Art of War (Chapter 7), translated by John Minford (Penguin Classics, 2009).

 

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