Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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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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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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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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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There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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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 he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be 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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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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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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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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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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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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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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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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