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There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.

Sun Tzu

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
You have to believe in yourself.
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Be Yourself Believe Confidence Inspirational Success
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
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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Enemy Relax Settle Strategy Strave Victory War
Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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Business Calculation Defeat Strategy Victory War
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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Ghost Knowledge People Philosophy Spirit War
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
Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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Business Cost Deep Fight Strategy War
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 Conquer Enemy 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
The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Defeat Enemy Himself Opportunity Success War
To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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Deep Enemy One Liner War
Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
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Atack Business Opponent Skill Strategy War
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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Business Defeat Enemy Strategy Victory War
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
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 musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.

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