Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.
SUN TZUDo many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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In 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.
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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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Never venture, never win!
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There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.
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Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.
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