Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
SUN TZURewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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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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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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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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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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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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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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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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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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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Hence 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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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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