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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.

Sun Tzu

When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.
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Confidence Justice Mind People Strategy War
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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Business Death Destroy Life Strategy War
When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.
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Battle Inspirational Life Strategy Success 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
Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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Business Defense Enemy Offense Strategy 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
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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Business Fight Inspirational Strategy Success War
If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
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Earth Enemy Heaven Strategy Victory Yourself
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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Attach Courage Fire Inspirational Mountain Revenge War Wind Wood
You have to believe in yourself.
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Be Yourself Believe Confidence Inspirational Success
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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Attack Battle Business Combination Strategy War
If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Business Enemy Ignorance Strategy War Yourself
Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Inspirational Philosophy Rust Salt Sword Water
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
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
Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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Battle Business Opponent Strategy War
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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Appeaarance Deception Inspirational Life Strong Weakness
When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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Business Eyes Inspirational Situation Strategy War
Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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Battle Enemy Expert Himself War
Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Business Justice One Liner Strategy War
Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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Appearance Attack Business Expectation Strategy War
To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
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Battle Enemy Fight Strategy Victory Win
Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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Atatch Business Planning Secret Strategy War
To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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Deep Enemy One Liner War
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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Business Chance Death Fight Life Strategy
Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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Business Courage Fear Strategy Strength Weak
Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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Business Cost Deep Fight Strategy War

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