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Ground which can be freely traversed by both sides is called accessible.

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Correct your mistake as soon as you have found it.

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The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only purpose is to protect the people and promote the best interests of his sovereign, is the precious jewel of the state.

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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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So the principles of warfare are: Do not depend on the enemy not coming, but depend on our readiness against him. Do not depend on the enemy not attacking, but depend on our position that cannot be attacked.

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All warfare is based on deception. If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight and if not: split and re-evaluate.

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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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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night.

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If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.

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So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

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Defeat the enemies strategy.

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If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagement; I attack that which he is obliged to rescue.

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Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.

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

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Factors in the art of warfare are: First, calculations; second, quantities; third, logistics; fourth, the balance of power; and fifth, the possibility of victory is based on the balance of power.

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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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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.

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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. Indirect tactics, efficiently applied, are inexhaustible as Heaven and Earth, unending as the flow of rivers and streams; like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more.

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What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge.

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