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Sun Tzu quotes about enemy

Chinese Philosopher

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Sun Tzu quote: "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer"
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer Sun Tzu
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them. Sun Tzu
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. Sun Tzu
Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength. Sun Tzu
If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. Sun Tzu
Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge. Sun Tzu
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by..."
Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand..."
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. Sun Tzu
Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: (1)He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. (2) Hewill win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.(3) He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughoutall its ranks. (4) He will win who, prepared himself, waits to takethe enemy unprepared. (5) He will win who has military capacity andis not interfered with by the sovereign. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve..."
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in..."
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting. Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu quote: "He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not,..."
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. Sun Tzu
If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it. Sun Tzu

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