There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

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He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.

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The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

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Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

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There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.

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Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

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Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

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