“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy 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.”

“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”

“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”

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

“Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster”