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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.

Sun Tzu

The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Army Business Hesitation Strategy War Worst
If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
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Authority Business Disturb Strategy War Weakness
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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Business Creation Enemy Strategy Strength War
When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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Business Eyes Inspirational Situation Strategy War
The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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Battle Conquer One Liner Strategy Warrior Wise
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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Confidence Justice Mind People Strategy War
To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
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Battle Enemy Fight Strategy Victory Win
Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Business Justice One Liner 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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Combination Hear Inspirational Melody Music Success
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Attack Business Defence Strategy Victory War
If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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Business Irritation Opponent Strategy War Weakness
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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Defeat Seek Strategy Victory War Warrior Win
Be where your enemy is not.
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Enemy One Liner Strategy War
Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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Business Goodness Service Strategy War
One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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Conquer Inspirational Life Success
There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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Colour Combination Hue Inspirational Produce Seen
If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Death Inspirational Lost Quick Strategy 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
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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Battle Business Enemy Strategy Victory War
There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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Combination Flavour Inspirational Taste
He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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Business Enemy Himself Strategy War Win
You have to believe in yourself.
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Be Yourself Believe Confidence Inspirational Success
Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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Battle Enemy Expert Himself War
If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Business Enemy Ignorance Strategy War Yourself
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
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Business Country Fame Kingdom Strategy War
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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Business Darkness Fall Planning Strategy Thunder 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

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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