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Unless you know the mountains and the forests, the defiles and impasses, the lay of the marshes and swamps, you cannot maneuver with an armed force. Unless you use local guides, you cannot get the advantages of the land.

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Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.

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Those who do not know the plans of competitors cannot prepare alliances. Those who do not know the lay of the land cannot maneuver their forces. Those who do not use local guides cannot take advantage of the ground.

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We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country.

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Be where your enemy is not.

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And regulation entails organizational effectiveness, a chain of command, and a structure for logistical support.

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The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.

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One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.

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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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Bestow rewards without regard to rule, issue orders without regard to previous arrangements; and you will be able to handle a whole army as though you had to do with but a single man.

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To plan secretly, to move surreptitiously, to foil the enemy's intentions and balk his schemes, so that at last the day may be won without shedding a drop of blood.

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Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm

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Probe him and learn where his strength is abundant and where deficient.

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No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

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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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Of all rewards none [is] more liberal than those given to secret agents.

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No nation has ever benefited from a prolonged war.

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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

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If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

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

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