THE ART Of WAR

There are Roads Which Must Not be Followed,.............
Armies Which Must Not be Attacked,.............
Towns Which Must Not be Besieged,.............
Positions Which Must Not be Contested,.............
Commands of the Sovereign Which Must Not be Obeyed.............
Disorder Came From Order,..............
Fear Came From Courage,............. 
Weakness Came From Strength.............
Appear Weak When You are Strong, and Strong When You are Weak.............
What The Ancients Called A Clever Fighter.............. 
Is One Who Not Only Wins,.............. 
But Excels In Winning With Ease.............. 
He Who Knows When he Can Fight.............. 
& When He Cannot Will Be Victorious.............. 
To Know Your Enemy,.............. 
You Must Become Your Enemy.............. 
Opportunities Multiply As They Are Seized.............. 
Be Extremely Subtle,.............. 
Even To The Point Of Formlessness.............. 
Be Extremely Mysterious,.............. 
Even To The Point Of Soundlessness.............. 
Strategy Without Tactics.............. 
Is The Slowest Route To Victory.............. 
Tactics Without Strategy.............. 
Is The Noise Before Defeat,.............. 
A Recipe For Disaster If Strategy.............. 
& Tactics Are Not Combined.............. 
All Men Can See these Tactics Whereby I Conquer,.............. 
But What None Can See.............. 
is the Strategy Out Of Which Victory Is Evolved.............. 
The Ultimate In Disposing One's Troops.............. 
Is To Be Without Ascertainable Shape.............. 
Then The Most Penetrating Spies Cannot Pry In.............. 
Nor Can The Wise Lay Plans Against You..............
This Is The Perfect Execution Of The ART OF WAR.............

by: Jay Carreon