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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.

Sun Tzu

Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.
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Fate Mystery Opponent Sound Strategy War
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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Battle Business Greatness One Liner Requirement Success Victory
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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Confidence Justice Mind People Strategy War
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Art Enemy Fight Strategy Victory War
Be where your enemy is not.
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Enemy One Liner Strategy War
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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Business Condition Constant Strategy War Water
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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Atack Business Opponent Skill Strategy War
If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
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Battle Flesh Mind War
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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Battle Business Conquer Enemy Strategy War
Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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Appreciate Benefit Business Evil Strategy War
There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
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Colour Combination Hue Inspirational Produce Seen
If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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Battle Business Strategy War Weakness
It is easy to love your friend, but sometimes the hardest lesson to learn is to love your enemy.
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Enemy Friendship Learning Lesson Love War
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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Battle Inspirational Life Strategy Success War
Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
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Attach Courage Fire Inspirational Mountain Revenge War Wind Wood
Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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Battle Enemy Expert Himself War

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