Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
SUN TZUBe 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.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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When 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.
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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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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 supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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If his forces are united, separate them.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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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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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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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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