Sun Tzu: The Art of War | Leadership and Management

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success & Happiness

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4.0 • 805 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2017

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Listen to episode 199 of the Inspirational Living podcast: Sun Tzu: The Art of War | Leadership and Management. Adapted from the classic work by Sun Tzu. Podcast Excerpt: Welcome to the Inspirational Living podcast. If you value our podcast, don’t forget to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to us on YouTube. If you feel inspired to leave us a review at the iTunes store, that would be much appreciated too. Today’s reading is a collection of quotes from Sun Tzu’s classic The Art of War, which was written in China during the 5th century B.C. “If you know your opponent and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not your opponent, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither your opponent nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” “Supreme excellence consists of breaking your opponent’s resistance without fighting.” “There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. There are not more than five primary colors, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen. There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted.” “When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteousness, and places confidence in them, they will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.” “There are roads which must not be followed, competitors who must not be attacked, positions which must not be contested, commands of the bureaucrats who must not be obeyed.” “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” Related Inspirational Podcasts: The Wisdom of Confucius The Tao Te Ching Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/inspirational-living/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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2:04.6	Welcome to the Inspirational Living podcast. If you value our podcast, don't forget to like us on Facebook.
2:09.6	Follow us on Twitter and subscribe to us on YouTube.
2:13.6	If you feel inspired to leave us a review at the iTunes store, that would be much appreciated too.
2:20.9	Today's reading is a collection of quotes from Sunza's classic, The Art of War, which was
2:27.9	written in China during the 5th century BC.
2:36.0	Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
2:44.0	The supreme art of war is to subdue your opponent without fighting.
2:51.6	If you know your opponent and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
2:59.6	If you know yourself but not your opponent, for every victory gain you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither your opponent nor
3:10.0	yourself, you will succumb in every battle. Let your plans be dark and impenetrable
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