All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away,…

Quote by Sun Tzu

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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...

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise...

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise...

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...

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...

Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their...

Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their...

One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain...

One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain...

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

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

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...

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...

The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

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...

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

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

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the...

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the...

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

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

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

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...

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is...

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is...

Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles...

Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles...