If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
SUN TZUPretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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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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When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
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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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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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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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Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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Never venture, never win!
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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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