Pretend to be weak, so your enemy may grow arrogant.
However desperate the situation and circumstances, don't despair. When there is everything to fear, be unafraid. When surrounded by dangers, fear none of them. When without resources, depend on resourcefulness. When surprised, take the enemy by surprise.
He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be defeated easily.
Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.
The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.
Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are.
Wait by the river long enough and the body of your enemy will float by you.
He who wishes to fight must first count the cost
Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization.
Do not engage an enemy more powerful than you. And if it is unavoidable and you do have to engage, then make sure you engage it on your terms, not on your enemy's terms.
Those who would wage war, should first eliminate all domestic enemies before proceeding to attack the external foe.
The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
All war is based on deception.
You cannot know if you will be successful or not. You can only prepare for battle and it must be done with all of your heart and with all of your consciousness. In that manner, you will have an edge.
Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment - that which they cannot anticipate.
These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger; nonobservance of discipline; failure to use picked men.
Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war.
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
If your enemy is superior, evade him
A battle avoided cannot be lost.
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.
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