Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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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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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.
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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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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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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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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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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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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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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Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
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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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