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“Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.”

“To be violent at first and wind up fearing one’s people is the epitome of ineptitude.
To act inconsiderately and later be afraid is bravery without firmness, which is extremely incompetent.”

“but they continued to bump into each other and laugh at the ludicrous situation.
At that point, Sun Tzu ordered the two company commanders out of the ladies' ranks, made them kneel, and ordered them to be beheaded.”
It’s so unhinged I literally gasped

“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.”

“If you make opponents come to fight, then their force will always be empty. If you do not go to fight, then your force will always be full. This is the art of emptying others and filling yourself.”