Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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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Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
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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 wise warrior avoids the battle.
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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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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
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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 opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
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You have to believe in yourself.
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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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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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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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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
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