Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
SUN TZUKnow yourself and you will win all battles
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Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
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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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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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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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