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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.

Sun Tzu

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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Earth Enemy Heaven Strategy Victory Yourself
Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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Business Calculation Defeat Strategy Victory War
Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Inspirational Philosophy Rust Salt Sword Water
Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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Battle Business Opponent Strategy War
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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Atack Business Opponent Skill Strategy War
It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Learning Lesson Love War
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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Business Decesion Energy Release Strategy War
There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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Colour Combination Hue Inspirational Produce Seen
Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. 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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Angry Change Destroy Life Success Time
There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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Combination Flavour Inspirational Taste
Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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Business Defense Enemy Offense Strategy War
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Business Condition Constant Strategy War Water
Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
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Business Nature Soldier Strategy Victory War
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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Battle Enemy Fight Strategy Victory Win
If his forces are united, separate them.
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Business Force Separate Strategy United War
If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
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Business Chance Death Fight Life Strategy

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