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Treatise · Military treatise

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War · 475 BC

★ 8.3

Treatise · Military treatise

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.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War · 490 BC

★ 5.7

Treatise · Military treatise

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War · 500 BC

★ 4.0

Treatise · Military treatise

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.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War · 490 BC

★ 3.3

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