If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
SUN TZUTo secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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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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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
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Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
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There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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