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 TZUTo 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 TZUHe who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
SUN TZUIf he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
SUN TZUTo know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
SUN TZUThe worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
SUN TZUIf 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.
SUN TZUForeknowledge 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.
SUN TZUIn the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
SUN TZUConform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
SUN TZUIt is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
SUN TZUUltimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
SUN TZUIf ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
SUN TZUKnow yourself and you will win all battles
SUN TZUEnergy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
SUN TZUOpportunities multiply as they are seized.
SUN TZUBravery 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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