Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
SUN TZUConvince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
SUN TZUKnow your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
SUN TZUUltimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
SUN TZUIf his forces are united, separate them.
SUN TZUIt 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.
SUN TZUTo 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.
SUN TZUSo in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
SUN TZUInvincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
SUN TZUOne mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
SUN TZUThere is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
SUN TZUBuild your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
SUN TZURewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
SUN TZUThere 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.
SUN TZUThe greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
SUN TZUIf he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
SUN TZUKnowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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