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.
SUN TZUHe will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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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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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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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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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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All warfare is based on deception.
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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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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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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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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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