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.
SUN TZUBe where your enemy is not.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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Water 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.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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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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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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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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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Never venture, never win!
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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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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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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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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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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