Share this page: All warfare is based on deception. -- The Art of War 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. -- The Art of War For 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. -- The Art of War He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious. -- The Art of War 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. -- The Art of War Opportunities multiply as they are seized. -- The Art of War Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. -- The Art of War Share this page:

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