A Quote by Sun Tzu

They [spies] cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness.

Sun Tzu

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Benevolence Cannot Properly Spies Without

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Sun Tzu
Chinese - Philosopher

Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity; They cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness; Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports; Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of warfare; If a secret piece of news is divulged by a spy before the time is ripe, he must be put to death together with the man to whom the secret was told.

Sun Tzu

Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity.

Sun Tzu

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