“Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
“Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory:
1 He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
2 He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
3 He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
4 He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
5 He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.”
― The Art of War
1 He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
2 He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
3 He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
4 He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
5 He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.”
― The Art of War
“When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
“Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
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