Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
SUN TZUThe opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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Never venture, never win!
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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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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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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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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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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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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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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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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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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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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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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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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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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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