But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
SUN TZUIf you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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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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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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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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Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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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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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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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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