Quotes on Defeating The Enemy

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

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

Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.

The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.