Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
SUN TZUWhen the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. 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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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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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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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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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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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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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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