To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

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Sun Tzu. 孫子兵法 [The Art of War]. c. 475 BC, ch. 3.

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Sun Tzu. The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life, translated by John Minford. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.

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A quote by Sun Tzu about military strategy: “To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence;…”

A quote by Sun Tzu about military strategy: “To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence;…”

A quote by Sun Tzu about military strategy: “To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence;…”