If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
SUN TZUIf you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
SUN TZUWhen strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.
SUN TZUThe opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
SUN TZUDo not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
SUN TZUKnow thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
SUN TZUAppear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
SUN TZUBegin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
SUN TZUThe worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
SUN TZUPonder and deliberate before you make a move.
SUN TZUBut a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
SUN TZUKnowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
SUN TZUWhen your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
SUN TZUYou can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
SUN TZUWater 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.
SUN TZUUltimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
SUN TZUSuccess in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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