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*"It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle."
*"It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle."
*"So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak."
*"So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak."
*"Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots."
*"He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared."
*"He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared."
*"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."
*"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."
*"Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack."
*"Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack."
*"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." (An alternative translation: "Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus, he is master of his enemy's fate.").
*"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." (An alternative translation: "Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus, he is master of his enemy's fate.").
*Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances."
*"The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers."
*"The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers."
*"Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals."
*"Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals."