Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.
SUN TZUAnger 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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Never venture, never win!
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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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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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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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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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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
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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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All warfare is based on deception.
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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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