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81 " These military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand. "
― Sun Tzu , The Art of War
82 " So long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness. "
83 " If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. "
― Sun Tzu
84 " A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. "
85 " Know the enemy, know yourself and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles. "
86 " There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults;(4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame;(5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble. "
87 " Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him. "
88 " If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. Though an obstinate fight may be made by a small force, in the end it must be captured by the larger force. "
89 " If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. "
90 " Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win "
91 " The art of war is the art of deception. "
92 " Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. "
93 " If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune. "
94 " There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed. "
95 " The rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambuscade. Startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming. "
96 " 5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger. "
97 " it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them. "
98 " If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. "
99 " If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. "
100 " He wins his battles by making no mistakes.Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated. "