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From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy is prepared for your coming, and you fail to defeat him, then, return being impossible, disaster will ensue.

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Attack where he is unprepared; sally forth when he does not expect you.

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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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It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.

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In your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise: which of the two generals has the most ability? on which side is Discipline most rigorously enforced? which army is stronger? on which side are the officers and men more highly trained? in which army is there the greater constancy both in reward and punishment?

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Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy; forceful execution of even a poor plan can often bring victory.

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Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement.

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Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.

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Attack the enemy's strategy.

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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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When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.

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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

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If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are.

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Now an army is exposed to six several calamities, not arising from natural causes, 1 but from faults for which the general is responsible. These are: (1) Flight; (2) insubordination; (3) collapse; (4) ruin; (5) disorganisation; (6) rout.

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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

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The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.

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If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

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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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If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is death.

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Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with your enemy.

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