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Know thy enemy and know thy self and you will win a hundred battles.

Sun Tzu

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Sun Tzu
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So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are victorious. Those who discern when to use many or few troops are victorious. Those whose upper and lower ranks have the same desire are victorious.
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If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.
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One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.
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The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all.
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Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting he captures their cities without laying siege to them he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.
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Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.
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All war is deception.
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Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.
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An army may be likened to water, for just as flowing water avoids the heights and hastens to the lowlands, so an army avoids strength and strikes weakness.
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When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment, before the commander-in-chief can tell whether or not he is in a position to fight, the result is ruin.
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Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
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And regulation entails organizational effectiveness, a chain of command, and a structure for logistical support.
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War is a matter of vital importance to the state the province of life or death the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied.
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Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.
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There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefitted.
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One defends when his strength is inadequate, he attacks when it is abundant.
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Should the enemy forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned.
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Do not press an enemy at bay.
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In warfare, there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent will succeed and win.
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In the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.
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