In the canon
The Art of War
- Form
- Form Philosophy
- Year
- Year 500 BCE
- Originally in
- Originally in Classical chinese
- Pages
- Pages 170
An ancient Chinese general lays out how to win wars mostly without fighting them, through deception, discipline, terrain and knowing both the enemy and yourself better than either side knows the battle.
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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