When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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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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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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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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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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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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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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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.
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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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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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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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