Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
SUN TZUWhen one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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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.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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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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Be where your enemy is not.
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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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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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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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