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Birds rising in flight is a sign that the enemy is lying in ambush; when the wild animals are startled and flee he is trying to take you unaware.

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When you shoot a bow and arrow, you aim at the clouds, not because you expect to hit them, but so that you may reach the distant target on the ground.

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Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him

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Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver. What is difficult about maneuver is to make the devious route the most direct and to turn misfortune to advantage.

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

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Quickness is the essence of the war.

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With regard to precipitous heights, if you are beforehand with your adversary, you should occupy the raised and sunny spots, and there wait for him to come up.

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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

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Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you now Heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory complete.

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Carefully study the well-being of your men, and do not overtax them. Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. Keep your army continually on the move, and devise unfathomable plans.

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When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory.

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With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny spots, and carefully guard your line of supplies. Then you will be able to fight with advantage.

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No nation has ever benefited from a prolonged war.

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If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.

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Spies are a most important element in water, because on them depends an army's ability to move.

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

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The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drained away. When their substance is drained away, they will be afflicted by heavy exactions. With this loss of substance and exhaustion of strength, the homes of the people will be stripped bare, and their incomes dissipated.

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For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.

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

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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.

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