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- The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
- He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
- Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.
- Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than…
- Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress.
- Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
- To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape.
- Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
- If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
- What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
- When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of its momentum. When the strike of a hawk breaks the body of its prey, it is…
- There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can…
- Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they…
- If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder:…
- When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers…
- When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is insubordination. When the officers are too strong and the common…
- When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment, before…
- 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…
- 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.
- Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.
- Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.
- Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.
- If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
- Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
- 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…
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