If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
SUN TZUThe supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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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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Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Never venture, never win!
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To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
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There 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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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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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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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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