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.
SUN TZUThe 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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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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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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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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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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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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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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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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