If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
SUN TZUConform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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You have to believe in yourself.
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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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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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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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When 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.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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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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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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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 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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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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