Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.

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Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.

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If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

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For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.

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To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

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Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.

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When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.

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The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first then seek to win.

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Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

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