Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

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Do not press an enemy at bay.

Do not press an enemy at bay.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will...

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will...

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.

All war is based on deception.

All war is based on deception.

To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls...

To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls...

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war...

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war...

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...

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in...

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in...

It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against...

It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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,...

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

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

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 skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without...

The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without...

Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my...

Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my...

The nearest I can make it out, Love your Enemies means, Hate your Friends

The nearest I can make it out, Love your Enemies means, Hate your Friends