If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
SUN TZUIt is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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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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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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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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You have to believe in yourself.
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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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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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