If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
SUN TZUTo 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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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
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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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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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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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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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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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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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