He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
SUN TZUIf your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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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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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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Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.
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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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All warfare is based on deception.
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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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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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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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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
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Never venture, never win!
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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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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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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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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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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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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. 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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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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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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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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