When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
SUN TZUTo 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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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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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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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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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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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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If 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.
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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
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