To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Quote by Sun Tzu

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The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity...

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity...

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of...

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of...

For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their...

For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their...

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the Attack.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the Attack.

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

All warfare is based on deception.

All warfare is based on deception.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can...

According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can...

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than...

Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than...

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is...

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is...

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists...

Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.

Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it...

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it...

A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can...

A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can...

All war is deception.

All war is deception.

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.

Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall...

Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall...

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.

If you don't have a plan for yourself, you'll be part of someone else's

If you don't have a plan for yourself, you'll be part of someone else's