If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
SUN TZUKnowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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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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Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
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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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If his forces are united, separate them.
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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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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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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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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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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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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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