Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
SUN TZUThe 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.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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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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When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
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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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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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