Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is tempermental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be dampened. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength.
In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.
If their forces are substantial, prepare for them; if their forces are strong, avoid them.
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.
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