O maior remédio utilizado contra os desígnios do inimigo é fazeres voluntariamente aquilo que ele planeja que tu faças à força, porque fazendo-o de forma voluntária, tu o fazes com ordem e para vantagem tua e desvantagem dele; se o fizesses à...
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.
Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.
If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.
it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them.
5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.
5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger. Excerpt From: Sunzi. “The Art of War.” iBooks. This material may be protected by cop...
If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
He wins his battles by making no mistakes. Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.
The victorious army is victorious first and seeks battle later; the defeated army seeks battle first and seeks victory later.
When we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away...
Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
The celebrated maxim of the Romans, not to undertake two great wars at the same time, is so well known and so well appreciated as to spare the necessity of demonstrating its wisdom. A government maybe compelled to maintain a war against two neighbori...
The captured soldiers should be kindly treated and kept.
15. Hence a wise general makes a point of foraging on the enemy. One cartload of the enemy's provisions is equivalent to twenty of one's own, and likewise a single picul of his provender is equivalent to twenty from one's own store.
There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
