The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
SUN TZUTherefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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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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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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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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Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.
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If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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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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Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.
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If his forces are united, separate them.
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The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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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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If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
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He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
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