If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
SUN TZUConform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Be where your enemy is not.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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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 opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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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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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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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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In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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