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Quickness is the essence of the war.

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The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

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What is of the greatest importance in war is extraordinary speed: One cannot afford to neglect opportunity.

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In warfare, first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured.

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Unless you enter the tiger's lair, you cannot get hold of the tiger's cub's.

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Those who would wage war, should first eliminate all domestic enemies before proceeding to attack the external foe.

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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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Do not press an enemy at bay. Prince Fu Ch'ai said: "Wild beasts, when at bay, fight desperately. How much more is this true of men! If they know there is no alternative, they will fight to the death.

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In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed.

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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 control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.

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Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy

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He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor practices them, will surely be defeated.

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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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Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.

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Victory is the main object in war.

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Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men.

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It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used.

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Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

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In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good.

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