Chapter 69
There is an old saying:
“It is better to become the passive
in order to see what will happen.
It is better to retreat a foot
than to advance only an inch.”
“It is better to become the passive
in order to see what will happen.
It is better to retreat a foot
than to advance only an inch.”
This is called
being flexible while advancing,
pushing back without using force,
and destroying the enemy without engaging him.
being flexible while advancing,
pushing back without using force,
and destroying the enemy without engaging him.
There is no greater disaster
than underestimating your enemy.
Underestimating your enemy
means losing your greatest assets.
When equal forces meet in battle,
victory will go to the one
that enters with the greatest sorrow.
than underestimating your enemy.
Underestimating your enemy
means losing your greatest assets.
When equal forces meet in battle,
victory will go to the one
that enters with the greatest sorrow.
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This chapter reminds us of Sun Tzu who argued that the
best victory in war is to win by not fighting. Without bloodshed, you conserve
your resources and earn dominion over your enemy. This is the most ideal
victory imaginable, he says. “Destroying the enemy without engaging him” is the
quote that aptly describes Sun Tzu’s formula.
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