Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

tags: deception, life, war
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"The supre#e art of war is to su$due the ene#y without %ghting.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: diplo#acy, strategy, &ictory, war
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"(f you know the ene#y and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a
hundred $attles. (f you know yourself $ut not the ene#y, for e&ery &ictory
gained you will also su)er a defeat. (f you know neither the ene#y nor
yourself, you will succu#$ in e&ery $attle.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: strategy
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"Supre#e e+cellence consists of $reaking the ene#y,s resistance without
%ghting.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: politics, success, war
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".et your plans $e dark and i#penetra$le as night, and when you #o&e, fall
like a thunder$olt.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: $usiness, strategy, war
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"/ictorious warriors win %rst and then go to war, while defeated warriors go
to war %rst and then seek to win
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: strategy
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"All warfare is $ased on deception. 1ence, when we are a$le to attack, we
#ust see# una$le2 when using our forces, we #ust appear inacti&e2 when we
are near, we #ust #ake the ene#y $elie&e we are far away2 when far away,
we #ust #ake hi# $elie&e we are near.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: deception, strategy, tactics, war, warfare
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"To know your 4ne#y, you #ust $eco#e your 4ne#y.
Sun Tzu
tags: ene#y, sun5tzu, war
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"(f your ene#y is secure at all points, $e prepared for hi#. (f he is in superior
strength, e&ade hi#. (f your opponent is te#pera#ental, seek to irritate hi#.
8retend to $e weak, that he #ay grow arrogant. (f he is taking his ease, gi&e
hi# no rest. (f his forces are united, separate the#. (f so&ereign and su$9ect
are in accord, put di&ision $etween the#. Attack hi# where he is unprepared,
appear where you are not e+pected .
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: preparation, security, strategy, tactics, war
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"The art of war is of &ital i#portance to the State. (t is a #atter of life and
death, a road either to safety or to ruin. 1ence it is a su$9ect of in:uiry which
can on no account $e neglected.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: i#portance, safety, state, war
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"Thus we #ay know that there are %&e essentials for &ictory:
1 1e will win who knows when to %ght and when not to %ght.
1e will win who knows how to handle $oth superior and inferior forces.
0 1e will win whose ar#y is ani#ated $y the sa#e spirit throughout all its
ranks.
' 1e will win who, prepared hi#self, waits to take the ene#y unprepared.
! 1e will win who has #ilitary capacity and is not interfered with $y the
so&ereign.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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"4&en the %nest sword plunged into salt water will e&entually rust.
Sun Tzu
tags: philosophy, thought5pro&oking, war
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"4ngage people with what they e+pect2 it is what they are a$le to discern and
con%r#s their pro9ections. (t settles the# into predicta$le patterns of
response, occupying their #inds while you wait for the e+traordinary #o#ent
; that which they cannot anticipate.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: opportunity, people, predicta$ility, surprise
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"There is no instance of a nation $ene%tting fro# prolonged warfare.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: $ene%t, war
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"<pportunities #ultiply as they are seized.
Sun Tzu
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"know yourself and you will win all $attles
Sun Tzu
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"When the ene#y is rela+ed, #ake the# toil. When full, star&e the#. When
settled, #ake the# #o&e.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: the5art5of5war
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"=o&e swift as the Wind and closely5for#ed as the Wood. Attack like the >ire
and $e still as the =ountain.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: ele#ents, war
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"When strong, a&oid the#. (f of high #orale, depress the#. See# hu#$le to
%ll the# with conceit. (f at ease, e+haust the#. (f united, separate the#.
Attack their weaknesses. 4#erge to their surprise.
Sun Tzu
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"The greatest &ictory is that which re:uires no $attle.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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"There is no instance of a country ha&ing $ene%ted fro# prolonged warfare.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: #ilitary5theory
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"(n the #idst of chaos, there is also opportunity
Sun Tzu, A Arte da ?uerra
tags: $usiness, strategy
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"Treat your #en as you would your own $elo&ed sons. And they will follow
you into the deepest &alley.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: art5of5war, sun5tzu
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"@uild your opponent a golden $ridge to retreat across.
Sun Tzu
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"When you surround an ar#y, lea&e an outlet free. Ao not press a desperate
foe too hard.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: $usiness, strategy, war
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"There are not #ore than %&e #usical notes, yet the co#$inations of these
%&e gi&e rise to #ore #elodies than can e&er $e heard.
There are not #ore than %&e pri#ary colours, yet in co#$ination
they produce #ore hues than can e&er $een seen.
There are not #ore than %&e cardinal tastes, yet co#$inations of
the# yield #ore Ba&ours than can e&er $e tasted.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
tags: di&ersity, idic
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"Cou ha&e to $elie&e in yourself.
Sun Tzu
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"(f the #ind is willing, the Besh could go on and on without #any things.
Sun Tzu
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"So in war, the way is to a&oid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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"@e e+tre#ely su$tle e&en to the point of for#lessness. @e e+tre#ely
#ysterious e&en to the point of soundlessness. There$y you can $e the
director of the opponent s fate.
Sun Tzu