These are some of the famous lines in the book "the Art of War" of Sun Tzu that I liked:
**It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.
**For 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 best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities... It is best to win without fighting.
**What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
**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.
**A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.
**Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
**He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious.
**It is best to keep one’s own state intact; to crush the enemy’s state is only second best.
**Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
**The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
**The ultimate in disposing one's troops is to be without ascertainable shape. Then the most penetrating spies cannot pry in nor can the wise lay plans against you.
**There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
**If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are clear, and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers.
**A leader leads by example not by force.
**Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
**You cannot stop innovation.
**The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.
**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.
**For 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 best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities... It is best to win without fighting.
**What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
**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.
**A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.
**Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
**He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious.
**It is best to keep one’s own state intact; to crush the enemy’s state is only second best.
**Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
**The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
**The ultimate in disposing one's troops is to be without ascertainable shape. Then the most penetrating spies cannot pry in nor can the wise lay plans against you.
**There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
**If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are clear, and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers.
**A leader leads by example not by force.
**Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
**You cannot stop innovation.
**The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.
**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.
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