To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
SUN TZUMove not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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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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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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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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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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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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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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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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