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He must be able to mystify his officers and men by false reports and appearances, and thus keep them in total ignorance.

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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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In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good.

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Do not press an enemy at bay. Prince Fu Ch'ai said: "Wild beasts, when at bay, fight desperately. How much more is this true of men! If they know there is no alternative, they will fight to the death.

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Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.

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The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side.

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To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy by strategy.

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It is sufficient to estimate the enemy situation correctly and to concentrate your strength to capture him. There is no more to it than this. He who lacks foresight and underestimates his enemy will surely be captured by 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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He who is not sage and wise, humane and just, cannot use secret agent.s. And he who is not delicate and subtle cannot get the truth out of them.

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To ... not prepare is the greatest of crimes; to be prepared beforehand for any contingency is the greatest of virtues.

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The successful person has unusual skill at dealing with conflict and ensuring the best outcome for all.

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The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

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Know thy self, know thy enemy.

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The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.

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Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.

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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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Now a soldier's spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind is only on returning to camp.

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If I am able to determine the enemy's dispositions while at the same time I conceal my own, then I can concentrate and he must divide.

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Sweat more during peace: bleed less during war

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