If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
SUN TZUYou can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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All warfare is based on deception.
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To 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.
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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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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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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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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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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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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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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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