The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
SUN TZUBe 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.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.
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When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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Never venture, never win!
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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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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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Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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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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If his forces are united, separate them.
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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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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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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