If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
SUN TZUSupreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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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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There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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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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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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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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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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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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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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