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If his forces are united, separate them.

Sun Tzu

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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Fate Mystery Opponent Sound Strategy War
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Business Defeat Enemy Opportunity Strategy War
Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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Business Cost Deep Fight Strategy War
Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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Battle Business Fight Strategy Success War
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Art Enemy Fight Strategy Victory War
The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Defeat Enemy Himself Opportunity Success War
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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Battle Business Enemy Opportunity Strategy War
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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Attach Courage Fire Inspirational Mountain Revenge War Wind Wood
Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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Business Enemy Mislead Strategy Surprise War
There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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Combination Flavour Inspirational Taste
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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Ghost Knowledge People Philosophy Spirit War
If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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Body Enemy Float River Strategy War
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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Business Defeat Enemy Strategy Victory War
Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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Battle Enemy Expert Himself War
You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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Attack Business Defence Strategy Success War
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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Business Inspirational One Liner Opportunity Strategy
If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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Battle Business Strategy War Weakness
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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Ancient Clever Fight Success War Win
Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Battle Business Enemy Fight Strategy War
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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Attack Battle Business Combination Strategy War
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Battle Business Greatness One Liner Requirement Success Victory
There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
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Atatch Business Fight Roads Strategy War
Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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Appearance Attack Business Expectation Strategy War
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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Business Defeat Enemy Excellence Strategy War
Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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Army Business Enemy Home Interfere Strategy War
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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Battle Enemy Fight Strategy Victory Win
If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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Authority Business Disturb Strategy War Weakness

If his forces are united, separate them.

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