| The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. |
| To know your enemy, you must become your enemy. |
| Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. |
| When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move. |
| Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack. |
| Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. |
| There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. |
| Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. |
| If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by. |
| Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley. |
| Wheels of justice grind slow, but grind fine. |
| One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all. |
| Opportunities multiply as they are seized. |
| In war, the way, is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak. |
| To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. |
| Every battle is won before it’s ever fought. |
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