If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him.
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
Quickness is the essence of the war.
Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
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.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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.
Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
If your opponent is a known germaphobe, provoke him to overreact by sending his nation a doctored-up virus ...
Well, Bite-me’s got this one down pat:
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.