He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
SUN TZUThere is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Be 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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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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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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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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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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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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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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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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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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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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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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