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Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement.

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Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver. What is difficult about maneuver is to make the devious route the most direct and to turn misfortune to advantage.

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So a military force has no constant formation, water has no constant shape: the ability to gain victory by changing and adapting according to the opponent is called genius.

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With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy.

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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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And regulation entails organizational effectiveness, a chain of command, and a structure for logistical support.

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Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.

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In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them.

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Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel. Your occupation of it gives you access to all who border it and all who would covet it. On intersecting ground, if you establish alliances you are safe, if you lose alliances you are in peril.

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Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.

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Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat.

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There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; a delicacy of honour, which is sensitive to shame; over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.

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Without local guides, your enemy employs the land as a weapon against you.

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Someone unfamiliar with the mountains and forests cannot advance [the team]. One who does not employ local guides cannot gain the advantage.

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Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.

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Every battle is won before it is fought.

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The control of large numbers is possible, and like unto that of small numbers, if we subdivide them.

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If the enemy has occupied them before you, do not follow him, but retreat and try to entice him away.

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Spies are a most important element in water, because on them depends an army's ability to move.

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When you know both yourself as well as your competition, you are never in danger. To know yourself and not others, gives you half a chance of winning. Knowing neither yourself or your competition puts you in a position to lose.

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