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.
SUN TZUOpportunities multiply as they are seized.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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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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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.
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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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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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