Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.

Quote by Sun Tzu

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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...

All war is deception.

All war is deception.

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle...

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle...

Do not press an enemy at bay.

Do not press an enemy at bay.

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous...

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous...

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

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

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle...

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle...

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a...

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a...

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

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...

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

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.

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought...

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought...

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...

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...

Yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner

Yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

Every educated person is a future enemy

Every educated person is a future enemy