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A clever general... avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. This is the… — Sun Tzu
By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes,… — Sun Tzu
Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose. — Sun Tzu
There is nothing more difficult than tactical maneuvering. The difficult consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain. Thus, to take… — Sun Tzu
No proceeding is better than that which you have concealed from the enemy until the time you have executed it. To know how to recognize… — Niccolo Machiavelli
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move. — Sun Tzu
If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we… — 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 situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to… — 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
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… — Sun Tzu
From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy is prepared for… — Sun Tzu
In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but… — Sun Tzu
With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny spots, and carefully guard your line of supplies.… — Sun Tzu
We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporising ground; (4) narrow passes; (5) precipitous heights; (6)… — Sun Tzu
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. — Sun Tzu
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we… — Sun Tzu
Be where your enemy is not. — Sun Tzu
Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm — Sun Tzu
When the enemy's envoy's speak in humble terms, but continues his preparations, he will advance. When their language is deceptive but the enemy pretentiously advances,… — Sun Tzu

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