Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
SUN TZUAll warfare is based on deception.
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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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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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If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
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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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If his forces are united, separate them.
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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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When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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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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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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