If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
SUN TZUSuccess in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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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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There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Hence 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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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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Never venture, never win!
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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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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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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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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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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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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