The onset of troops is like the rush of a torrent which will even roll stones along in its course.
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Though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.
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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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We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.
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He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.
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By persistently hanging on the enemy’s flank, we shall succeed in the long run in killing the commander-in-chief.
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The onrush of a conquering force is like the bursting of pent-up waters into a chasm a thousand fathoms deep.
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There is a proper season for making attacks with fire, and special days for starting a conflagration.
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That the impact of your army may be like a grindstone dashed against an egg - this is effected by the science of weak points and strong.
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It is through the information brought by the converted spy that we can cause the doomed spy to carry false tidings to the enemy.
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The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.
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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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Soldiers when in desperate straits lose the sense of fear. If there is no place of refuge, they will stand firm. If they are in hostile country, they will show a stubborn front. If there is no help for it, they will fight hard.
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When in difficult country, do not encamp. In country where high roads intersect, join hands with your allies. Do not linger in dangerously isolated positions. In hemmed-in situations, you must resort to stratagem. In desperate position, you must fight.
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For the men of Wu and the men of Yueh are enemies; yet if they are crossing a river in the same boat and are caught by a storm, they will come to each other’s assistance just as the left hand helps the right.
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If you march fifty LI in order to outmaneuver the enemy, you will lose the leader of your first division, and only half your force will reach the goal. If you march thirty LI with the same object, two thirds of your army will arrive.
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If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him.
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The skillful general conducts his army just as though he were leading a single man, willy-nilly, by the hand.
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If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to provoke a battle, and fighting will be to your disadvantage.
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To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
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When able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
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One who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act. He sacrifices something, that the enemy may snatch at it.
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The natural formation of the country is the soldier’s best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and of shrewdly calculating difficulties, dangers and distances, constitutes the test of a great general.
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Though according to my estimate the soldiers of Yueh exceed our own in number, that shall advantage them nothing in the matter of victory. I say then that victory can be achieved.
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When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men’s weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be damped. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength.
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