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.
SUN TZUHence 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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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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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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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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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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When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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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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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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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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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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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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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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