Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
SUN TZUIt is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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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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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. 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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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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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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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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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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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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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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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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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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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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