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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.

Sun Tzu

When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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Business Eyes Inspirational Situation Strategy War
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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Confidence Justice Mind People Strategy War
You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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Attack Business Defence Strategy Success War
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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Ancient Clever Fight Success War Win
The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Army Business Hesitation Strategy War Worst
Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
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Business Defeat Secret Strategy Victory War
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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Arrogant Encourage Inferior Pretend Strategy War
Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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Business Competitor Opponent Strategy War
If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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Body Enemy Float River Strategy War
If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Battle Flesh Mind War
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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Business Chance Death Fight Life Strategy
Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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Business Defense Enemy Offense Strategy War
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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Army Business Desperate Leaving Strategy Surround War
If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Death Inspirational Lost Quick Strategy War
Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. 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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Angry Change Destroy Life Success Time
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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Ghost Knowledge People Philosophy Spirit War

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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