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

Quote by Sun Tzu

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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...

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...

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

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...

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.

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...

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...

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...

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...

It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not...

It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not...

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.

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...

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.

A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.

A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.

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...

War is based on deception.

War is based on deception.

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...

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.