Of XIII, VII. Maneuvering, in The Art of War, Sun Tzu, translated in 1910 by Lionel Giles, edited and with a foreword by James Clavell, Dell Publishing, 1983
When you surround an enemy, leave an outlet free. This does not mean that the enemy is to be allowed to escape. The object is to make him believe that there is a road to safety, and thus prevent his fighting with the courage of despair.
Of XIII, VII. Maneuvering, in The Art of War, Sun Tzu, translated in 1910 by Lionel Giles, edited and with a foreword by James Clavell, Dell Publishing, 1983 O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible, and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands. You may advance and be absolutely irresistible if you make for the enemy's weak points; you may retire and be safe from pursuit if your movements are more rapid than those of the enemy. If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve. If the enemy is the invading party, we can cut his line of communications and occupy the roads by which he will have to return; if we are the invaders, we may direct our attack against the sovereign himself.
Of XIII, VI. Weak Points & Strong, in The Art of War, Sun Tzu, translated in 1910 by Lionel Giles, edited and with a foreword by James Clavell, Dell Publishing, 1983 Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all; amid confusion and chaos, your array may be without head or tail, yet it will be proof against defeat. Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength. Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy; masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions.
Of XIII, V. Energy, in The Art of War, Sun Tzu, translated in 1910 by Lionel Giles, edited and with a foreword by James Clavell, Dell Publishing, 1983 Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive. Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.
Of XIII, IV. Tactics, in The Art of War, Sun Tzu, translated in 1910 by Lionel Giles, edited and with a foreword by James Clavell, Dell Publishing, 1983 So what is wild? What is wilderness? What are dreams but an internal wildness and what is desire but a wildness of the soul? Louise Erdrich, The Blue Jay's Dance - A Birth Year
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