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.
SUN TZUEnergy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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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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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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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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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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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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