The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

Quote by Sun Tzu

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Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself...

Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself...

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

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...

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...

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is...

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's...

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's...

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...

War is based on deception.

War is based on deception.

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.

You have to believe in yourself.

You have to believe in yourself.

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...

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...

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

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

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

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.