To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
SUN TZUWater 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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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
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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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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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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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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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Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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