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*"So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak."
*"So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak."
*"Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before before the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus, do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose."
*"Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before before the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus, do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose."
*“Every battle is won before it is ever fought.”
*"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
*"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
*"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
*"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
*"Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical."
*"Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical."
*"Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him."
*"Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him."
*"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances."
*"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances."
*“He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.”
*“He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.”