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" Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men. "

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" 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 those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations. "

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

" If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding. "

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

" Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory. "

" If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him. "

" Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. "

" The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. "

" He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks. "

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

" Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory complete. "

" If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity. "

" To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. "

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

" A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame. "

" The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. "

" He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. "

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

" Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death. "

" The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. "

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

" The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. "

" For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. "

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

" The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. "

" Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory. "

" If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near. "

" Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. "