If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
SUN TZUVictorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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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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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
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