The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
SUN TZUWho wishes to fight must first count the cost
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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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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You have to believe in yourself.
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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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Be where your enemy is not.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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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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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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If his forces are united, separate them.
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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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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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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
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