Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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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All warfare is based on deception.
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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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Anger 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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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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Be where your enemy is not.
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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