If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
SUN TZUVictorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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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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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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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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There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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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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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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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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Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
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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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All warfare is based on deception.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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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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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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