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Opportunities increase as they are taken.

Sun Tzu

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He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.
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Winning isn't enough. The acme of all skill is to defeat your enemy before taking the field.
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You cannot know if you will be successful or not. You can only prepare for battle and it must be done with all of your heart and with all of your consciousness. In that manner, you will have an edge.
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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 and his forces being thus distributed in many directions, the numbers we shall have to face at any given point will be proportionately few.
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Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight... Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy... By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord or by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near.
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Now a soldier's spirit is keenest in the morning by noonday it has begun to flag and in the evening, his mind is only on returning to camp.
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Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend march swiftly to places where you are not expected.
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