The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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.
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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 secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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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 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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Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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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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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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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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