Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
SUN TZUAttack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Be where your enemy is not.
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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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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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the 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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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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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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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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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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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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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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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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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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