Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
SUN TZUConceal 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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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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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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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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Wheels of justice gind slow but grind fine.
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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
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Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
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The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
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One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight
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Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
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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 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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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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