What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
SUN TZUIf 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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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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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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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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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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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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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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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
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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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