There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
SUN TZUBe 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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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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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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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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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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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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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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