When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
SUN TZUThus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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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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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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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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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. 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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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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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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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
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To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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