Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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 musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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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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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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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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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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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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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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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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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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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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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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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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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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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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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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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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If 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.
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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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There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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