Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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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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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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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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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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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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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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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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