Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent s fate.
Sun Tzu, 孙子兵法 Sunzi Bingfa (The Art of War)
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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
Sun Tzu, 孙子兵法 Sunzi Bingfa (The Art of War)
War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
Acerbity [əˈsɜːbɪtɪ] 