To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

Quote by Sun Tzu

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Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory...

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory...

All warfare is based on deception.

All warfare is based on deception.

In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the...

In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the...

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation,...

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation,...

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...

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?

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...

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of...

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of...

So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to...

So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and...

The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and...

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

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

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

Do not press an enemy at bay.

Do not press an enemy at bay.

Better is the enemy of good

Better is the enemy of good

Enemies are so stimulating.

Enemies are so stimulating.