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.
SUN TZUIf you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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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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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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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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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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