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Know thy self, know thy enemy.

Sun Tzu

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If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagement I attack that which he is obliged to rescue.
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All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable when using our forces, we must seem inactive when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
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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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The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side.
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It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy upright and just, and thus maintain order.
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It is sufficient to estimate the enemy situation correctly and to concentrate your strength to capture him. There is no more to it than this. He who lacks foresight and underestimates his enemy will surely be captured by him.
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Invincibility lies in the defense the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow.
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Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.
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Use humility to make the enemy haughty. Tire them by flight. Cause division among them. When they are unprepared, attack and make your move when they do not expect it.
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If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst.
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The peak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.
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Apparent confusion is a product of good order apparent cowardice, of courage apparent weakness, of strength.
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However desperate the situation and circumstances, don't despair. When there is everything to fear, be unafraid. When surrounded by dangers, fear none of them. When without resources, depend on resourcefulness. When surprised, take the enemy by surprise.
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In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack.. the direct and the indirect yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
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Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient.
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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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Attack is the secret of defense defense is the planning of an attack.
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Ponder and deliberate before you make your move. He will conquer who has learned the artifice of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering.
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