When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
SUN TZUBravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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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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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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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.
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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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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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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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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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It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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