Quotation from: The Art of War

Written by: Sunzi (6th cent. B.C.)


[Mei Yao-ch`en says: "The subdivisions of the army having
been previously fixed, and the various signals agreed upon, the
separating and joining, the dispersing and collecting which will
take place in the course of a battle, may give the appearance of
disorder when no real disorder is possible. Your formation may
be without head or tail, your dispositions all topsy-turvy, and
yet a rout of your forces quite out of the question."]


17. Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline,
simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates
strength.

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