For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.
Sun Tzu
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
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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.
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Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
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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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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
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To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
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Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.
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If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result is victory, then you must not fight, even at the ruler's bidding.
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So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.
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In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.
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The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not to be swayed by petty doubts.
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Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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