If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
SUN TZUWhat the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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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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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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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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To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Never venture, never win!
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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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If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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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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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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