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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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Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy; masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions.

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One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.

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Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.

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One whose troops repeatedly congregate in small groups here and there, whispering together, has lost the masses. One who frequently grants rewards is in deep distress. One who frequently imposes punishments is in great difficulty. One who is at first excessively brutal and then fears the masses is the pinnacle of stupidity.

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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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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

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Quickness is the essence of the war.

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He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.

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Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient.

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The ultimate in disposing one's troops is to be without ascertainable shape. Then the most penetrating spies cannot pry in nor can the wise lay plans against you.

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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.

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When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.

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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night.

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

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Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

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Apparent confusion is a product of good order; apparent cowardice, of courage; apparent weakness, of strength.

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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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To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape.

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If your enemy is superior, evade him

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