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

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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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Swift as the wind. Quiet as the forest. Conquer like the fire. Steady as the mountain

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Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.

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The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds.

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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 the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.

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One who speaks deferentially but increases his preparations will advance. One who speaks belligerently and advances hastily will retreat.

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When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization.

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What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

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If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose.

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Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement.

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And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him.

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It is according to the shapes that I lay the plans for victory, but the multitude does not comprehend this. Although everyone can see the outward aspects, none understands the way in which I have created victory.

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There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance or to retreat, being ignorant of the fact that it cannot obey. This is called hobbling the army. By attempting to govern an army in the same way as he administers a kingdom, being ignorant of the conditions which obtain in an army. This causes restlessness in the soldier's minds. By employing the officers of his army without discrimination, through ignorance of the military principle of adaptation to circumstances. This shakes the confidence of the soldiers.

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Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.

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Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions.

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Wait by the river long enough and the body of your enemy will float by you.

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Other conditions being equal, if one force is hurled against another ten times its size, the result will be the flight of the former.

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The peak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

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