Sun Tzu Quotes about Preparation

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One who speaks deferentially but increases his preparations will advance. One who speaks belligerently and advances hastily will retreat.

One who speaks deferentially but increases his preparations will advance. One who speaks belligerently and advances hastily will retreat.

Sun Tzu

Preparation, Retreat, Speak

Tzu Sun (1994). “The Art of War”, p.158, Basic Books

Humble words and increased preparations are signs that the enemy is about to advance. Violent language and driving forward as if to the attack are signs that he will retreat.

Sun Tzu

Humble, Art Of War, Preparation

Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.21, Lulu.com