Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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Never venture, never win!
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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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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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Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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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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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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