

“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.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War

“The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy's cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him.”
― The Book of Five Rings
― The Book of Five Rings

“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

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

“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
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