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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.

Sun Tzu

When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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Enemy Relax Settle Strategy Strave Victory War
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
The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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Army Business Hesitation Strategy War Worst
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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Battle Business Enemy Strategy Victory War
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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Combination Hear Inspirational Melody Music Success
Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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Appearance Attack Business Expectation Strategy War
To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
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Battle Enemy Fight Strategy Victory Win
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
Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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Battle Business Opponent Strategy 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
Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.
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Business Inspirational Planning Preparation Strategy
Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.
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Business Creation Enemy Strategy Strength War
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
Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
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Inspirational Philosophy Rust Salt Sword Water
You have to believe in yourself.
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Be Yourself Believe Confidence Inspirational Success
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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Business Inspirational One Liner Opportunity Strategy
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
There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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Combination Flavour Inspirational Taste
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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Atatch Business Fight Roads Strategy War
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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Army Bridge Business Home Strategy War
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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Ancient Clever Fight Success War Win
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.
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Advantage Business Gain Position Strategy War
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
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Appeaarance Deception Inspirational Life Strong Weakness
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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Army Business Desperate Leaving Strategy Surround War
Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
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Battle Business Enemy Opportunity Strategy War
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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Business Himself Principle Reveal Strategy War
Who wishes to fight must first count the cost
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Business Cost Deep Fight Strategy War

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