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.
SUN TZUBe where your enemy is not.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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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 general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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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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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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