In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack.. the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
Sun TzuIt is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order.
Sun TzuThe best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.
Sun Tzu