One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
SUN TZUTherefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.
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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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It 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.
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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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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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Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
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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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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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