Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
SUN TZUPlan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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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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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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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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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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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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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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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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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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