If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
SUN TZUTo fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
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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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When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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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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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy 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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But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
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