To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
SUN TZUOpportunities multiply as they are seized.
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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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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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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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Hence 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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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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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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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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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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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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