Know yourself and you will win all battles
SUN TZUAttack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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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.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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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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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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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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Be where your enemy is not.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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