Defense is for times of insufficiency, attack is for times of surplus.
Chapter 4: “Formation”
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Therefore, I have heard of military operations that were clumsy but swift, but I have never seen one that was skillful and lasted a long time. It is never beneficial to a nation to have a military operation continue for a long time.
Chapter 2: “On Waging Battle” -
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When they are fulfilled, be prepared against them; when they are strong, avoid them.
Chapter 1: “On Assessments” -
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Those who know these things can be certain of victory by the force of their momentum.
Chapter 9: “Maneuvering Armies” -
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Therefore, the expert in using the military subdues the enemy’s forces without going to battle, takes the enemy’s walled cities without launching an attack, and crushes the enemy’s state without a protracted war.
Chapter 3: “Planning the Attack” -
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If you lash out in personal rage, threatening neighbors with violence, then in the end you bring destruction on yourself.
Chapter 3: “The nine kinds of terrain” -
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This means being so subtle as to be imperceptible, and to be able to change suddenly like a mysterious spirit.
Chapter 6: “Emptiness and Fullness” -
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The victory that can be known is up to you, meaning that you are prepared. The victory that cannot be manufactured is up to the opponent, meaning that the opponent has no form.
Chapter 4: “Formation” -
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Various people have different explanations of what is orthodox and what is unorthodox. Orthodoxy and unorthodoxy are not fixed, but are like a cycle.
Chapter 5: “Strategic Advance” -
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On intersectingg ground, if you establish alliances, you are safe; if you lose alliances, you are in peril.
Chapter 11: “The nine kinds of terrain” -
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Use humility to make them haughty.
Chapter 1: “On Assesments” -
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When the speed of rushing water reaches the point where it can move boulders, this is the force of momentum. When the speed of a hawk is such that it can strike and kill, this is precision. So it is with skillful warriors – their force is swift, their precision is close.
Chapter 5: “Strategic Advance” -
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Those who discern when to use many or few troops are victorious.
Chapter 3: “Planning the Attack” -
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What causes opponents to come of their own accord is the prospect of gain.
Chapter 6: “Emptinness and Fullness” -
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When there are murmurings, lapses in duties, and extended conversations, the loyalty of the group has been lost.
Chapter 9: “Maneuvering Armites”