Sun Tzu on 'Be Water': 'Tactics are like unto water; for water | OTAS: operational thinking against the state

Sun Tzu on "Be Water":
"Tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards.

So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak."

"Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.

Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions."