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If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards vict...more

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Balk the enemy's power force him to reveal himself.

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Be where your enemy is not.

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One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.

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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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Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men i...more

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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

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To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.

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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

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The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inq...more

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Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

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the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.