The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any… — Sun Tzu
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.
In the original Chinese
是故百戰百勝，非善之善者也；不戰而屈人之兵，善之善者也。
The Art of War · 490 BC
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Sun Tzu. The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life, translated by John Minford. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.
Original citation
Sun Tzu. 孫子兵法 [The Art of War]. c. 475 BC, ch. 3.
