Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
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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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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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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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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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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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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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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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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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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Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
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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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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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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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