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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
Sun Tzu
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Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.
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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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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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If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
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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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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
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If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
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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 inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
Sun Tzu
Life
Art
Death
War
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
Sun Tzu
Fight
Excellence
Fighting
Conquer
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
Sun Tzu
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War
Fighting
Enemy
Without
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Sun Tzu
Opportunity
Hands
Enemy
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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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Win
Fighting
Battles
Enemy
The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.
Sun Tzu
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