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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

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The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands

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Therefore I say: know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril.

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

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In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory.

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At first, then, exhibit the coyness of a maiden, until the enemy gives you an opening; afterwards emulate the rapidity of a running hare, and it will be too late for the enemy to oppose you.

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Attack the enemy's strategy.

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No nation has ever benefited from a prolonged war.

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He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish.

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Set the troops to their tasks without imparting your designs.

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To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

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Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war.

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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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Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations.

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By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes, he prevents the enemy from anticipating his purpose. At the critical moment, the leader of an army acts like one who has climbed up a height and then kicks away the ladder behind him.

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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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The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts.

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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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The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.

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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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