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Sun Tzu

If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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Business Defeat Enemy Strategy Victory War
Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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Follow Love Men Respect Son Treat Valley
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
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
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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Avoid Battle Strategy Strike War Weakness
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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Fate Mystery Opponent Sound Strategy War
Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Inspirational Philosophy Rust Salt Sword Water
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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Attack Battle Business Combination Strategy War
The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Defeat Enemy Himself Opportunity Success War
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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Enemy Patience Strategy Victory Wait Wat
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Battle Business Greatness One Liner Requirement Success Victory
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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Business Inspirational One Liner Opportunity Strategy
The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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Business Confuse Enemy Secret Strategy War
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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Attack Business Enemy Fight Strategy War
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

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