Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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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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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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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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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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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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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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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.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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