The best 100 Phrases of

He who knows how to resolve difficulties resolves them before they arise.

War is a matter of vital importance for the state.

Know the sky and know the earth, and your victory will be total.

Do not pursue enemies when they feign retreat, nor attack expert troops.

Attack your enemy when he is not prepared. Show up when they don’t expect you.

Drive them to a point where they can’t get out, and they will die before they can escape.

Bait is shown to incite the enemy. Disorder is feigned and it is crushed.

If you make the opponents not know the place and date of the battle, you can always win.

Anger can turn into joy, and anger can turn into pleasure.

The worst tactic is to attack a city. Besieging, cornering a city is only carried out as a last resort.

There is no country that has benefited from prolonged wars.

Becoming invincible means knowing yourself.

Place them in a situation of possible extermination, and then they will fight to live. Put them in mortal danger, and then they will survive.

Omens must be prohibited, and superstitions must be eliminated.

The prudence and firmness of a small number of people can tire and dominate even numerous armies.

Prisoner soldiers must be treated well, to ensure that they fight for you in the future.

The psychology of soldiers is to resist when surrounded, fight when it cannot be avoided, and obey in extreme cases.

Show them a way to save their lives so that they are not willing to fight to the death, and then you can take advantage of it to attack them.

If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

Stay alert for danger and chaos while it is not yet in shape, and avoid it before it occurs.

Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of no sound.

If your opponent has an angry temperament, try to irritate him.

There are only five tastes, but their mixtures are so varied that we cannot taste them all.

Whoever knows when to fight and when not to fight will win.

The low lands are humid, which causes diseases and makes combat difficult.

The art of strategy is of vital importance for the country. It is the terrain of life and death, the path to safety or ruin.

Tires enemies by keeping them busy and not letting them breathe.

Those who do not have goals are unlikely to achieve them.

It is when you are surrounded by all dangers that you should fear none.

Know your opponent, know yourself and you will not jeopardize your victory.

Winning a hundred times in a hundred battles is not the height of skill.

All art of war is based on deception.

We must feign weakness, so that the enemy is lost in arrogance.

When you are close, you should seem far, when you are far, you should seem close.

The best victory is to win without fighting.

A nation can never be rebuilt, and a life can never be reborn.

Weapons are fatal instruments that should only be used when there is no other alternative.

He who has learned the art of deviation will conquer.

If you cannot be strong, and yet you cannot be weak, that will result in your defeat.

Fighting with others face to face to gain advantages is the hardest thing in the world.

One can know the condition of an entire army by the behavior of a single man.

Invincibility is a matter of defense, vulnerability is a matter of attack.

Disorder comes from order, cowardice comes from courage, weakness comes from strength.

Until death itself comes, there is no calamity to be feared.

When the enemy is relaxed, make him work hard. When he is full, make him feel hungry. When it’s settled, make it move.

In military matters, it is not necessarily more beneficial to be superior in strength, just to avoid acting with unnecessary violence.

Where there are great rewards there are brave men.

Those who are willing to die may lose their lives; those who want to preserve life can be taken prisoner.

Those who are not fully aware of the disadvantages of using weapons cannot be fully aware of the advantages of using them.

Tactics without strategy are noise before defeat.

If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory you win you will also suffer a defeat.

You should never attack out of anger and haste.

When he is capable of attacking, he must appear incapable.

Defense is for times of scarcity, attack for times of abundance.

Always remember danger when you are safe and chaos in times of order.

Don’t go downstream. Don’t walk against the current or against the wind.

To know your enemy you must become your enemy.

The wheels of justice turn slowly, but they turn well.

The day war is declared, borders are closed, safe-conduct passes are broken and the passage of emissaries is prevented.

Attack him where he is not prepared, appear where he does not expect you.

What is of supreme importance in war is attacking the enemy’s strategy.

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

If you do not know yourself or your opponent, in every battle you will be defeated.

Subduing the enemy without fighting is the apogee of skill.

Even the best sword if left submerged in salt water will eventually rust.

Great results can be achieved with small efforts.

You have to believe in yourself.

Good warriors make adversaries come to them.

The general encompasses the virtues of wisdom, sincerity, humanity, courage and being strict.

When orders are reasonable, fair, simple, clear and consistent, there is mutual satisfaction between the leader and the group.

Managing many people is like managing a few. Everything is based on organization.

Maneuvering with an army is advantageous. Maneuvering with an undisciplined crowd is dangerous.

A wise general takes care of supplying the enemy.

What the ancients call a cunning fighter is one who not only wins, but stands out for winning with simplicity.

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