There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
SUN TZUThere are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
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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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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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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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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
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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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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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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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