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“What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“The wise warrior avoids the battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.”
― Sun Tzu

“Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. ”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Great results, can be achieved with small forces.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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

“Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“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

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”
― Sun-Tzu, A Arte da Guerra

“It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“If his forces are united, separate them.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Be where your enemy is not.”
― Sun Tzu

“Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.”
― Sun Tzu

“Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.”
― Sun Tzu