“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance 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.”
“Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
“Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.”
“In character, in manner, in style, in all the things, the supreme excellence is simplicity”