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Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small. The difficult things in this world must be done while they are easy, the greatest things in the world must be done while they are still small. For this reason sages never do what is great, and this is why they achieve greatness.

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Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability.

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Therefore, to estimate the enemy situation and to calculate distances and the degree of difficulty of the terrain so as to control victory are virtues of the superior general.

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The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

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Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called entangling.

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

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Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.

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If the enemy opens the door, you must race in.

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

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The dance of battle is always played to the same impatient rhythm. What begins in a surge of violent motion is always reduced to the perfectly still.

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If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it.

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He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.

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If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

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There is an intelligent way to eat a live frog - I just don't know what it is.

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He who wishes to fight must first count the cost

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If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack, I should say: "Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will." Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.

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There is no place where espionage is not possible.

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Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity; They cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness; Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports; Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of warfare; If a secret piece of news is divulged by a spy before the time is ripe, he must be put to death together with the man to whom the secret was told.

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

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