The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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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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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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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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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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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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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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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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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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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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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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.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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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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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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You have to believe in yourself.
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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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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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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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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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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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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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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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