According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one’s plans.

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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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One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.

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If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.

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When invading hostile territory, the general principle is, that penetrating deeply brings cohesion; penetrating but a short way means dispersion.

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Walk in the path defined by rule, and accommodate yourself to the enemy until you can fight a decisive battle.

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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

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When you come to a hill or a bank, occupy the sunny side, with the slope on your right rear. Thus you will at once act for the benefit of your soldiers and utilize the natural advantages of the ground.

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The general, unable to control his irritation, will launch his men to the assault like swarming ants, with the result that one-third of his men are slain while the town still remains untaken. Such are the disastrous effects of a siege.

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Forestall your opponent by seizing what he holds dear, and subtly contrive to time his arrival on the ground.

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