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Opportunities increase as they are taken.

Sun Tzu

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Sun Tzu
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If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are not in danger, do not fight.
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Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.
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Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.
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The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds.
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