Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
SUN TZUOpportunities multiply as they are seized.
SUN TZUWho wishes to fight must first count the cost
SUN TZULet your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
SUN TZUDo not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
SUN TZUKnow thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
SUN TZUThe art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
SUN TZUBe where your enemy is not.
SUN TZUIn the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
SUN TZUHence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
SUN TZUDisorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
SUN TZUIn battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
SUN TZUMove not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
SUN TZUIf his forces are united, separate them.
SUN TZUWhen one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.
SUN TZUSuccess in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
SUN TZUThere are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
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