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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.

Sun Tzu

When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
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There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
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Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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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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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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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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Hence 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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Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
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Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
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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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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. 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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In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
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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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