Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
SUN TZUThose skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.
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If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
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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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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
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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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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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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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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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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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