Quote #2
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities... It is best to win without fighting.
More from Sun Tzu
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- What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
- The more you read and learn, the less your adversary will know.
- What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.
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- Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
- All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.