If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
SUN TZUMove swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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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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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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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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It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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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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Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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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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When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.
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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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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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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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