If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
SUN TZUIf ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
SUN TZUIn 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.
SUN TZUPlan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
SUN TZUIf the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
SUN TZUIf his forces are united, separate them.
SUN TZUConvince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
SUN TZUAll warfare is based on deception.
SUN TZUSupreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
SUN TZUBe 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.
SUN TZUThe opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
SUN TZUYou have to believe in yourself.
SUN TZUIt is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
SUN TZUThere are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
SUN TZUThe 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.
SUN TZUThere is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
SUN TZUDo many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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