The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
SUN TZUHence 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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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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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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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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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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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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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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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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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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