Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
SUN TZUKnow yourself and you will win all battles
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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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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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Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
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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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You have to believe in yourself.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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If his forces are united, separate them.
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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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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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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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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
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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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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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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.
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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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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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