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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."
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*"Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought.Chang Yu tells us that in ancient times it was customary for a temple to be set apart for the use of a general who was about to take the field, in order that he might there elaborate his plan of campaign.
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The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose."
 
*"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."
 
*"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
 
*"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
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