He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
SUN TZUEnergy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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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 there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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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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Be where your enemy is not.
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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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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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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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It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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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 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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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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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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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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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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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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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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