The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
SUN TZUAlways mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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When 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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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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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.
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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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Never venture, never win!
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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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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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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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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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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