You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
SUN TZUMove not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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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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If his forces are united, separate them.
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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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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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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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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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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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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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When 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.
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