#opponent

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

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To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury in the Art of Peace. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

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At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory. ↗

— Ovid

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One thing that makes aikido is so powerful, it utilizes power of opponents to win the fight. ↗

— Toba Beta

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Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent. ↗

— Marvin Gaye

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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

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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

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Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about. ↗

— Rodney Dangerfield

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