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In your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise: which of the… — Sun Tzu
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. — Sun Tzu
Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. — Sun Tzu
Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision. — Sun Tzu
Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots. — Sun Tzu
If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. — Sun Tzu
Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. — Sun Tzu
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… — Sun Tzu
If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. — Sun Tzu
Ponder and deliberate before you make a move. — Sun Tzu
Carefully study the well-being of your men, and do not overtax them. Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. Keep your army continually on the… — Sun Tzu
The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its… — Sun Tzu
We cannot enter into alliance with neighbouring princes until we are acquainted with their designs. We are not fit to lead an army on the… — Sun Tzu
Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources. — Sun Tzu
No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. — Sun Tzu
What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge. — Sun Tzu
Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation. — Sun Tzu
Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men. — Sun Tzu
Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity. — Sun Tzu
They [spies] cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness. — Sun Tzu
Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports. — Sun Tzu
Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business. — Sun Tzu
When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls a weak detachment against a… — Sun Tzu
He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor practices them, will… — Sun Tzu
Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient. — Sun Tzu

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