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The business of a general is to kick away the ladder behind soldiers when they have climbed up a height.

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All war is deception.

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In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power.

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

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

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If the enemy has occupied them before you, do not follow him, but retreat and try to entice him away.

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Should the enemy forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned.

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So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.

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Attack where he is unprepared; sally forth when he does not expect you.

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The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.

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