One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
SUN TZUWhen your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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