So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
SUN TZUSo in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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The wise warrior avoids the battle.
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If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.
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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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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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Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster,
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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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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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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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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
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If his forces are united, separate them.
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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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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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