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The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.

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Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain

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Getting people to fight by letting the force of momentum work is like rolling logs and rocks. Logs and rocks are still when in a secure place, but roll on an incline; they remain stationary if square, they roll if round. Therefore, when people are skillfully led into battle, the momentum is like that of round rocks rolling down a high mountain - this is force.

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

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When he pretends to flee, do not pursue.

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If a battle can not be won do not fight it.

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If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.

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And therefore only the enlightened sovereign and the worthy general who are able to use the most intelligent people as agents are certain to achieve great things.

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Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule of armed struggle.

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In the tumult and uproar, the battle seems chaotic, but there is no disorder, the troops appear to be milling about in circles but cannot be defeated.

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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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You can prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive.

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Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business.

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It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one's readiness to meet him; not to presume that he will not attack, but rather to make one's self invincible.

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It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the profit can be total. This is the law of strategic siege.

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There are routes not to be followed, armies not to be attacked, citadels not to be besieged, territory not to be fought over.

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In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory.

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The sovereign must have full knowledge of the activities of the five sorts of agents. This knowledge must come from the double agents, and therefore it is mandatory that they be treated with the utmost liberality.

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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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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.

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