All warfare is based on deception.
SUN TZUThe general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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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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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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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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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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