If there is disturbance in the camp, the general’s authority is weak.
SUN TZUAnger 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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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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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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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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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
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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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Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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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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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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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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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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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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