

“who wishes to fight must first count the cost”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War

“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War

“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War

“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
― The Art of War

“Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
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