Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.
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The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.
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Those who were called skillful leaders of old knew how to drive a wedge between the enemy’s front and rear; to prevent co-operation between his large and small divisions; to hinder the good troops from rescuing the bad, the officers from rallying their men.
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Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of spies' reports.
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If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve.
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In raiding and plundering be like fire, is immovability like a mountain.
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Rouse the enemy, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
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To refrain from intercepting an enemy whose banners are in perfect order, to refrain from attacking an army drawn up in calm and confident array - this is the art of studying circumstances.
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In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them; conceal your dispositions, and you will be safe from the prying of the subtlest spies, from the machinations of the wisest brains.
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The skillful leader subdues the enemy’s troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.
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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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Direct and indirect attacks lead on to each other in turn. It is like moving in a circle - you never come to an end. Who can exhaust the possibilities of their combination?
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When you plunder a countryside, let the spoil be divided amongst your men; when you capture new territory, cut it up into allotments for the benefit of the soldiery.
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If you set a fully equipped army in march in order to snatch an advantage, the chances are that you will be too late. On the other hand, to detach a flying column for the purpose involves the sacrifice of its baggage and stores.
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When the army is restless and distrustful, trouble is sure to come from the other feudal princes. This is simply bringing anarchy into the army, and flinging victory away.
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In war, practice dissimulation, and you will succeed.
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Reduce the hostile chiefs by inflicting damage on them; and make trouble for them, and keep them constantly engaged; hold out specious allurements, and make them rush to any given point.
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A whole army may be robbed of its spirit; a commander-in-chief may be robbed of his presence of mind.
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In the wise leader’s plans, considerations of advantage and of disadvantage will be blended together. If our expectation of advantage be tempered in this way, we may succeed in accomplishing the essential part of our schemes.
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Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
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When fire breaks out inside to enemy’s camp, respond at once with an attack from without.
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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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When the enemy’s men were united, skillful leaders of old managed to keep them in disorder.
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The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach.
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If in training soldiers commands are habitually enforced, the army will be well-disciplined; if not, its discipline will be bad.
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If your opponent is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them.
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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose.
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The highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy’s plans; the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy’s forces; the next in order is to attack the enemy’s army in the field; and the worst policy of all is to besiege walled cities.
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