![]() Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.And they will follow you into the deepest valley. Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons.The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable when using our forces, we must seem inactive when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain. Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood.Know yourself and you will win all battles.When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil.Opportunities multiply as they are seized.There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.There are not more than five primary colors, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavors than can ever be tasted.Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory.Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness.Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory:ġ He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.Ģ He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.ģ He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.Ĥ He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.ĥ He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign. ![]() If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment - that which they cannot anticipate. Engage people with what they expect it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections.Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?. ![]()
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