If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
SUN TZUBut 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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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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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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Hence 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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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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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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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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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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