If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
SUN TZUThe opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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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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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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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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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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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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There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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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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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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Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
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