If his forces are united, separate them.
SUN TZUIf you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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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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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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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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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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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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