Quotes from Sun-tzu

Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.

If you are near the enemy, make him believe you are far from him. If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are now

Put them in a spot where they have no place to go, and they will die before fleeing.

It is best to win without fighting.

All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.

Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.

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.

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

War is based on deception.