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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.

Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads.

I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I’m waiting for that script to pop through the letterbox and completely surprise me.

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.

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.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.