If you are strong, appear weak. If you are weak, appear strong.
The Art of War
The Art of War, Chapter 1, Laying Plans (common paraphrase, essence retained)
c. 5th century BC
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"If you are to be strong, you must know how to be weak."
Shocking"Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack."
Humorous"For 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."
Shocking"Never venture to move, unless to gain a decided advantage; never do battle, unless the stake is important."
Strange & Unusual"The general who is skilled in defense hides in the most secret recesses of the earth; he who is skilled in attack flashes forth from the topmost heights of heaven. Thus on the one hand we have ability…"
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