When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
SUN TZUWhen one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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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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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
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If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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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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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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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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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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