The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
SUN TZUThere are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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All warfare is based on deception.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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When 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.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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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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If his forces are united, separate them.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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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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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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In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
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