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The Art of War by Sun Tzu, 600 BC. [source]
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It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperilled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperilled in every single battle.
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風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
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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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Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus he is master of his enemy's fate.
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The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities... It is best to win without fighting.
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A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.
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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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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
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All warfare is based on deception.
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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
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He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious.
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Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization.
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When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of its momentum. When the strike of a hawk breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing.
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It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used.
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Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.
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Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
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Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
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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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