Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
SUN TZUEven the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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Know yourself and you will win all battles
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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
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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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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
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In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
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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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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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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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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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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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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 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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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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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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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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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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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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There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
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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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