Know yourself and you will win all battles
SUN TZUTo know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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 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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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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When 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.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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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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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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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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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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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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