Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
SUN TZUHence 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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If his forces are united, separate them.
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Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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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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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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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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