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.
SUN TZUSupreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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If his forces are united, separate them.
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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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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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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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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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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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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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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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Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
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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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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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