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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.

Sun Tzu

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
If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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Battle Business Strategy War Weakness
If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Battle Flesh Mind 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
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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Arrogant Encourage Inferior Pretend 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
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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Business Defeat Enemy Strategy Victory War
Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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Achievement Business Inspirational Result Strategy War
Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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Battle Enemy Expert Himself War
The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Defeat Enemy Himself Opportunity Success War
Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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Break Enemy Excellence Fight Politics Resistance Success War
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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Battle Business Excellence Fight Strategy War
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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Battle Inspirational Life Strategy Success War
Be where your enemy is not.
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Enemy One Liner Strategy War
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Business Condition Constant Strategy War Water
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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Business Defeat Enemy Strategy Victory 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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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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