Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
SUN TZUIf ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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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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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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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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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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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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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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