The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
SUN TZUWhen 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.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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Never venture, never win!
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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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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If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
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Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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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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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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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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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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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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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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