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> [“Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/hence-the-saying-if-you-know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself-you-need-not/)

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## More by Ralph D. Sawyer

> [“You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/you-can-be-sure-of-succeeding-in-your-attacks-if-you-only-attack/)

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> [“Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/hence-the-saying-if-you-know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself-you-need-not/)

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> [“Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/do-not-repeat-the-tactics-which-have-gained-you-one-victory-but-let/)

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> [“Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/let-your-rapidity-be-that-of-the-wind-your-compactness-that-of-the/)

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> [“Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/security-against-defeat-implies-defensive-tactics-ability-to-defeat/)

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> [“Though the enemy be stronger in numbers, we may prevent him from fighting. Scheme so as to discover his plans and the likelihood of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/though-the-enemy-be-stronger-in-numbers-we-may-prevent-him-from/)

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> [“Sun Tzu said: In the operations of war, where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots, as many heavy chariots, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/sun-tzu-said-in-the-operations-of-war-where-there-are-in-the-field-a/)

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> [“A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/a-clever-general-therefore-avoids-an-army-when-its-spirit-is-keen-but-2/)

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> [“In respect of military method, we have, firstly, Measurement; secondly, Estimation of quantity; thirdly, Calculation; fourthly, Balancing of chances; fifthly, Victory.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/in-respect-of-military-method-we-have-firstly-measurement-secondly/)

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> [“It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-d-sawyer/it-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death-a-road-either-to-safety-or-to-ruin/)

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