Sun Tzu's Advice On Sex

Minimize Casualties. Protect Your Missiles.

1. Make sure you show up well prepared.

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"Be prepared and wait for the enemy" (10.07)

2. It starts at making the right first move.

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"This strategy leads to victory in warfare, so do not let the enemy see it." (01.17)

3. Know how to use the weapons you brought and know the opponents weapons.

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"One who does not know the mountains and forests, gorges and defiles, swamps and wetlands cannot advance the army. One who does not use local guides cannot take advantage of the ground." (07.11)

4. Think before you act.

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"Therefore, I say the wise general thinks about it, and the good general executes it." (12.08)

5. Once you give the green light, be committed, there is no escape.

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"Throw your troops into situations where there is no escape" (11.24)

6. Know how to wrap it up

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"If you surround the enemy, leave an outlet" (07.26)

7. Minimize the casualties

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"The important thing in doing battle is victory, not protracted warfare." (02.18)

8. If catastrophe strikes make sure to regroup before simply continuing.

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"Calculate the situation, and then move. Those who know the principles of the circuitous and direct will be victorious" (07.15).

9. Value your opposing force's life as you value your own.

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"One who knows the enemy and knows himself will not be in danger in a hundred battles." (03.23)

10. Trick and surprise the other force with the right moves.

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"To take advantage of the enemy's lack of preparation, take unexpected routes to attack where the enemy is not prepared." (11.19)

11. Only use fire when you know what you're doing.

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"Those who use fire to assist in attacks are intelligent" (12.06).

12. Know your boundaries.

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If it is advantageous, move; if it is not advantageous, stop. (12.11)

13. If adventurous and the gold is good, share it.

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"When you plunder the countryside, divide the wealth among your troops; when you expand your territory, divide up and hold places of advantage." (07.14)

14. Bring an end to it when the timing is right.

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"Their force is like a drawn crossbow and their timing is like the release of the trigger."(05.10)

15. Finish on a pleasant note.

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"Those angry will be happy again, and those wrathful will be cheerful again" (12.12)

*All quotes are taken from Sun Tzu's: "The Art of War"

Tzu, Sun. "Original The Art of War Translation (not Giles)." Sonshi® - Educational Resource for Sun Tzu's The Art of War. N.p., 1999. Web. 05 Nov. 2016.