Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
SUN TZUTo 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.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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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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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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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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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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If his forces are united, separate them.
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Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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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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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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