#strategy

You may be unconquerable, if you enter into no combat in which it is not in your own power to conquer.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions: Why am I doing it, What the results might be, and Will I be successful? Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.

Do not figure out big plans at first, but begin slowly, resolve upon your ground, and then keep on expanding.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

An enemy's enemy is a natural friend.

Do not reveal your planned undertakings until they are accomplished.

Good counsel is the sharpest weapon of a statesman.

The greatest victory is won without fighting on the battlefield.

Keep your strategic counsel secret until the time of execution.

Patience in planning guarantees triumph in execution.

Never celebrate a victory before the battle is completely won.

The wise strategist anticipates the next three moves of destiny.

To conquer without unsheathing the sword is the supreme mastery of the sage.