One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
SUN TZUIf 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.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.
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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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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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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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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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There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
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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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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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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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