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 Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 7:47 am
My favourite quotes are from sun tzu's art of war
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
"The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him."
"The way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak"- my personal fav, hit em where it hurts xd
there's so many...
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:31 am
I LOVE The art of War. My favourite part is probably his seven conditions to winning a war. Honestly, I forget what they are right now, but it's my favourite part of the book.
EDIT:
12. Therefore, in your deliberations, when seeking
to determine the military conditions, let them be made
the basis of a comparison, in this wise:--
13. (1) Which of the two sovereigns is imbued
with the Moral law?
(2) Which of the two generals has most ability?
(3) With whom lie the advantages derived from Heaven
and Earth?
(4) On which side is discipline most rigorously enforced?
(5) Which army is stronger?
(6) On which side are officers and men more highly trained?
(7) In which army is there the greater constancy
both in reward and punishment?
14. By means of these seven considerations I can
forecast victory or defeat.
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:23 am
I've been trying to get my hands on the book forever, but I somehow distrust the English translations. Unfortunately, I can read only limited Chinese....and just another interesting note, my mother's maiden name was Suen..I wonder if there was any relations...(it's a big last name, I know, but still a fun idea to play around with.)
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:06 am
Yeah, its feckin awesome isn't it xd A bit more applicable and accesable than the hagekura
I have to get english versions as my chineese aint so good... smile I do get the feeling when reading the various english versions I've got that it doesn't translate particularly well
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Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:31 pm
Yeah, I've wanted to get that book for a while now. I think I may just pick up a chinese one next summer and have a relative translate it for me or something.
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Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:28 pm
You're better off searching for a complete translation on a website. They have a lot of them, plus they're translated from university professors and what-not, plus it's free. here's MY favourite translation of the art of war out of all the versions i've read out of books AND websites: The Art Of War - Sun Tsu
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:51 am
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:21 pm
"Don't think; feel. It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all that heavenly glory."~Bruce Lee
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:10 pm
The Perennial "Don't think; feel. It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all that heavenly glory."~Bruce Lee Stop saying that or else I will cut off your finger.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:19 am
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:27 pm
*dishes out more movie quotes* "No. Don't try. Do -- Or do not; there is no try."
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:29 pm
Not The Perennial *dishes out more movie quotes* "No. Don't try. Do -- Or do not; there is no try." That yoda, he certainly knows his s**t.
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:01 pm
"There are no athiests in a foxhole." -Murphy's Law of Combat
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 11:27 pm
"Dance like no one is watching"
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:46 pm
Reim "Dance like no one is watching" Where'd you get that one from?
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