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Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability. — Sun Tzu

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

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

Know the enemy, know yourself and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles. — Sun Tzu

When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move. — Sun Tzu

Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him. — Sun Tzu

Know the enemy and know yourself. — Sun Tzu

Know thy enemy and know thy self and you will win a hundred battles. — Sun Tzu

Wait by the river long enough and the body of your enemy will float by you. — Sun Tzu

If your enemy is superior, evade him — Sun Tzu

Defeat the enemies strategy. — Sun Tzu

The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent. — Sun Tzu

If I am able to determine the enemy's dispositions while at the same time I conceal my own, then I can concentrate and he must divide. — Sun Tzu

To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally is no longer an enemy. — Sun Tzu

Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive. — Sun Tzu

All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him. — Sun Tzu

Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy ... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength. — Sun Tzu

The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting. — Sun Tzu

Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. — Sun Tzu

What enables the enlightened rulers and good generals to conquer the enemy at every move and achieve extraordinary success is foreknowledge. — Sun Tzu

Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence. — Sun Tzu

Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him. — Sun Tzu

Balk the enemy's power; force him to reveal himself. — Sun Tzu

To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy by strategy. — Sun Tzu

Therefore, the skillful commander imposes his will on the enemy by making the enemy come to him instead of being brought to the enemy. — Sun Tzu

Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster — Sun Tzu

Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy. — Sun Tzu

Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive. — Sun Tzu

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

If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. — Sun Tzu

Without local guides, your enemy employs the land as a weapon against you. — Sun Tzu

Attack the enemy's strategy. — Sun Tzu

It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy. — Sun Tzu

Keep their friends close and their enemies closer. — Sun Tzu

If the enemy opens the door, you must race in. — Sun Tzu

The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy. — Sun Tzu

Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat. — Sun Tzu

Those skilled in warfare move the enemy, and are not moved by the enemy. — Sun Tzu

When you go out the door, be as if you were seeing an enemy." And Shi Li said, "Be prepared, and you will not be defeated." When — Sun Tzu

It is more important to outhink your enemy, than to outfight him — Sun Tzu

Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him — Sun Tzu

Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus he is master of his enemy's fate. — Sun Tzu

With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy. — Sun Tzu

First learn to become invincible, then wait for your enemy's moment of vulnerability. — Sun Tzu

One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage. — Sun Tzu

To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape. — Sun Tzu

To begin by bluster, but afterwards to take fright at the enemy's numbers, shows a supreme lack of intelligence. — Sun Tzu

To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill — Sun Tzu

Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected. — Sun Tzu

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. — Sun Tzu

Those who would wage war, should first eliminate all domestic enemies before proceeding to attack the external foe. — Sun Tzu

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared. — Sun Tzu

Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with your enemy. — Sun Tzu

Supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. — Sun Tzu

As water shapes its flow in accordance with the ground, so an army manages its victory in accordance with the situation of the enemy. — Sun Tzu

Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men. — Sun Tzu

Invincibility depends on one's self; the enemy's vulnerability on him. — Sun Tzu

If you follow the enemy's shifts and changes, you can always find a way to win. — Sun Tzu

Should the enemy forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned. — Sun Tzu

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the
opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. — Sun Tzu

Against those skilled in attack, an enemy does not know where to defend; against the experts in defense, the enemy does not know where to attack. — Sun Tzu

Winning isn't enough. The acme of all skill is to defeat your enemy before taking the field. — Sun Tzu

Pretend to be weak, so your enemy may grow arrogant. — Sun Tzu

If the enemy know not where he will be attacked, he must prepare in every quarter, and so be everywhere weak. — Sun Tzu

And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him. — Sun Tzu

If the enemy has occupied them before you, do not follow him, but retreat and try to entice him away. — Sun Tzu

If you are near the enemy, make him believe you are far from him.
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are now — Sun Tzu

To Subdue an enemy without fighting is the greatest of skills — Sun Tzu

Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting. — Sun Tzu

Be where your enemy is not. — Sun Tzu

Do not press an enemy at bay. — Sun Tzu

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril. — Sun Tzu

If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagement; I attack that which he is obliged to rescue. — Sun Tzu

Birds rising in flight is a sign that the enemy is lying in ambush; when the wild animals are startled and flee he is trying to take you unaware. — Sun Tzu

mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy — Sun Tzu

If the enemy leaves a door open, you must rush in. — Sun Tzu

It is best to keep one's own state intact; to crush the enemy's state is only second best. — Sun Tzu

Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. — Sun Tzu

A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy. — Sun Tzu

Keep your fiends close and your enemies even closer. — Sun Tzu

One who has few must prepare against the enemy; one who has many makes the enemy prepare against him. — Sun Tzu

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

For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards. — Sun Tzu

When we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away ... — Sun Tzu

On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. — Sun Tzu

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. — Sun Tzu

Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose. — Sun Tzu

To prevent the enemy from fathoming one's intentions is of the first importance. — Sun Tzu

Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm — Sun Tzu

Know the enemy, know yourself; your victory will never be endangered. Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be total. — Sun Tzu

When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. — Sun Tzu

Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home. — Sun Tzu

Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle ... They conquer by strategy. — Sun Tzu