March 27, 2016
“Therefore, against those skilled in attack, an enemy does not know where to defend; against the experts in defence, the enemy does not know where to attack.
Subtle and insubstantial, the expect leave no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus he is master of his enemy’s fate.
He whose advance is irresistible plunges into his enemy’s weak positions; he who in withdrawal cannot be pursued moves so swiftly that he cannot be overtaken.”
(The Art of War, Chapter VI, Weaknesses and Strengths*)
* « Weaknesses and Strengths » stands for 虛實 (Xūshí)
Sun Tzu, Chinese strategist (c. 544 BC-c. 496 BCE)
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