Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
SUN TZUBut 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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Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy if possible.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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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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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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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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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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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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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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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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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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