QuoteQuest“兵者，詭道也。故能而示之不能，用而示之不用，近而示之遠，遠而示之近，”
— Sun Tzu
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Source
- Title
- Wikiquote: Sun Tzu
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- reference · Secondary source
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Context
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
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Tzu, Sun. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Sun Tzu. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu
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