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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.

Sun Tzu

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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Business Nature Soldier Strategy Victory War
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Art Enemy Fight Strategy Victory War
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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Battle Business Excellence Fight Strategy War
Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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Army Business Enemy Home Interfere Strategy War
Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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Business Himself Principle Reveal Strategy War
The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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Attack Business Enemy Fight Strategy War
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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Business Fight Inspirational Strategy Success War
There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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Colour Combination Hue Inspirational Produce Seen
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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Appeaarance Deception Inspirational Life Strong Weakness
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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Brave Business Man Opponent Strategy War
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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Army Business Desperate Leaving Strategy Surround War
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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Enemy Patience Strategy Victory Wait Wat
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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Business Inspirational One Liner Opportunity Strategy
Know yourself and you will win all battles
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Battle Be Yourself Inspirational One Liner Win Yourself
The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
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Account Death Importance Inquiry Life Neglect Ruin Safety State
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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Business Decesion Energy Release Strategy War
Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
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Battle Business Enemy Opportunity Strategy War
Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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Business Cost Deep Fight Strategy War
One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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Fight Greatness Philosophy Soldier Strategy War
Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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Business Calculation Defeat Strategy Victory War
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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Ancient Clever Fight Success War Win
The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Defeat Enemy Himself Opportunity Success War
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Business Condition Constant Strategy War Water
All warfare is based on deception.
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Deception One Liner War
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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Fate Mystery Opponent Sound Strategy War
There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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Combination Flavour Inspirational Taste
Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
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Business Defeat Secret Strategy Victory War

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