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

Quote by Sun Tzu

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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...

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.

A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can...

A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can...

So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to...

So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to...

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...

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.

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?

Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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 war is deception.

All war is deception.

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.

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over...

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over...

Deny Self for Self's sake

Deny Self for Self's sake

The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.

The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.