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.
SUN TZUIf you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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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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You have to believe in yourself.
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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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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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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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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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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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Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
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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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It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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