*"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."
*"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."
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*"Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move."
*"Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move."
*"What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations."
*"What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations."
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*""If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him."
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*""If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him."