There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
SUN TZUThere are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
SUN TZUBut a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
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.
SUN TZUBe 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 TZUKnowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
SUN TZUVictorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
SUN TZUIt is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
SUN TZUIf he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
SUN TZUWhen strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.
SUN TZUThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
SUN TZUHe will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
SUN TZUPlan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
SUN TZUAppear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
SUN TZUIf you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
SUN TZUAlways mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
SUN TZUThere 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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