There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
SUN TZUThere are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
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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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Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
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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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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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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
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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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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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Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.
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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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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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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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If his forces are united, separate them.
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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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