“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”

“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”

“Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.”

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.”

2. Knowing Yourself and the Enemy

“Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.”

“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections.”

“All warfare is based on deception.”﻿

3. Deception and Psychological Warfare

“The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.”

“When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.”

“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.”

4. Leadership and Wisdom

“The wise warrior avoids the battle.”

“The skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy.”

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”

5. Flexibility and Adaptation

“Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.”

“He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.”

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”

1. Strategy and Planning

“To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.”

“Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.”

“Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected.”

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