Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
SUN TZUThe wise warrior avoids the battle.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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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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You have to believe in yourself.
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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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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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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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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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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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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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If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
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