If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
SUN TZUAll warfare is based on deception.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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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.
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Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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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.
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When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.
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