To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
SUN TZUSupreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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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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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
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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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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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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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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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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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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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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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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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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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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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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