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On open ground, do not try to block the enemy’s way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies.

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December 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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If a secret piece of news is divulged by a spy before the time is ripe, he must be put to death together with the man to whom the secret was told.

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December 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Ground which can be freely traversed by both sides is called accessible. With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny spots, and carefully guard your line of supplies. Then you will be able to fight with advantage.

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December 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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If the enemy’s troops march up angrily and remain facing ours for a long time without either joining battle or taking themselves off again, the situation is one that demands great vigilance and circumspection.

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December 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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For the men of Wu and the men of Yueh are enemies; yet if they are crossing a river in the same boat and are caught by a storm, they will come to each other’s assistance just as the left hand helps the right.

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December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Movement amongst the trees of a forest shows that the enemy is advancing. The appearance of a number of screens in the midst of thick grass means that the enemy wants to make us suspicious.

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December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight; do not attack soldiers whose temper is keen.

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December 6, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one’s plans.

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December 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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In order to carry out an attack, we must have means available. The material for raising fire should always be kept in readiness.

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December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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The skillful fighter 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.

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December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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By discovering the enemy’s dispositions and remaining invisible ourselves, we can keep our forces concentrated, while the enemy’s must be divided.

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December 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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To muster his host and bring it into danger this may be termed the business of the general.

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December 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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If you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose.

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December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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The skillful leader subdues the enemy’s troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.

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December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Should the army forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned.

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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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A soldier’s spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind is bent only on returning to camp.

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December 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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If the enemy leaves a door open, you must rush in.

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December 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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While we keep away from precipitous places, we should get the enemy to approach them; while we face them, we should let the enemy have them on his rear.

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December 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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When the enemy is close at hand and remains quiet, he is relying on the natural strength of his position. When he keeps aloof and tries to provoke a battle, he is anxious for the other side to advance. If his place of encampment is easy of access, he is tendering a bait.

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December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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The different measures suited to the nine varieties of ground; the expediency of aggressive or defensive tactics; and the fundamental laws of human nature: these are things that must most certainly be studied.

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December 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.

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December 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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If you set a fully equipped army in march in order to snatch an advantage, the chances are that you will be too late. On the other hand, to detach a flying column for the purpose involves the sacrifice of its baggage and stores.

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December 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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He will conquer who has learnt the artifice of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering.

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December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.

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December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise; for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.

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December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM